My son and I picked this up at the library. This was a well done historical fiction graphic novel; we both ended up enjoying it.
The main story focuses on twins who are trying to make a living in a gang after their father disappears. When they are arrested during a heist, they agree to rat out the gang in exchange for tickets to New Orleans. One of the twins sees an ad in a newspaper that is offering a reward for missing red-haired twins; they decide to go to New Orleans to claim the reward (being red-haired and twins themselves).
On their adventures they run into another set of red-haired twins that has the same idea. What follows are many adventures involving pirates and kidnapping. It all made for a fast-paced and engaging adventure story set in the mid 1800's.
The illustration is well done and easy to follow and done in full color. I enjoyed it and thought it added to the story a lot.
Overall this was a fun adventure graphic novel. I plan on picking up the second book in the Four Points series to see where Alex and Cleo's adventures take them next. I would recommend to middle grade and older readers who enjoy historical fiction with a lot of action and adventure.
The main story focuses on twins who are trying to make a living in a gang after their father disappears. When they are arrested during a heist, they agree to rat out the gang in exchange for tickets to New Orleans. One of the twins sees an ad in a newspaper that is offering a reward for missing red-haired twins; they decide to go to New Orleans to claim the reward (being red-haired and twins themselves).
On their adventures they run into another set of red-haired twins that has the same idea. What follows are many adventures involving pirates and kidnapping. It all made for a fast-paced and engaging adventure story set in the mid 1800's.
The illustration is well done and easy to follow and done in full color. I enjoyed it and thought it added to the story a lot.
Overall this was a fun adventure graphic novel. I plan on picking up the second book in the Four Points series to see where Alex and Cleo's adventures take them next. I would recommend to middle grade and older readers who enjoy historical fiction with a lot of action and adventure.
