Prime Baby

by Gene Luen Yang

Okay, so the cover makes this graphic novel (New York Times comic strip) look like a book for little kids, but it is hilarious, a little bit sarcastic, and definitely a read that anyone with an annoying younger brother or sister will appreciate (I think I was that annoying younger sister!!). This is the story of Thaddeus, who hates his new little sister, mostly because she is not very smart (she can only say "gah") and she gets all of the attention from his parents. Once he becomes convinced she is an alien, he starts...
creating a plan to get rid of her and save the world from a full-on alien invasion. Very fun and quick read. Gene Luen Yang is also the author of the popular graphic novel, American Born Chinese.
--Ms. Bell