It has been a very long time since I have read a graphic novel, so I picked this unexpecting one as an attempt to branch out to more boy-ish books. Indiana Jones is trying to find the Golden Fleece while simultaneously being hunted down by the Nazis. In his search, he encounters many great dangers, but of course is able to overcome them in true Indiana Jones style. The Nazi army is chasing Indy because they have been watching him for awhile now and he has something they want, the blade of reconsecration. He almost gets caught, but an unlikely partner is made with an eight month pregnant woman. She saves Indy not once, but three times. In their last scene together, the pregnant lady wants to escape Greece as does Indy. The two hop into a flighter jet, stolen from the Nazis, and the pregnant lady suprisingly flies them off the island of Greece. Unfortunately, this was only volume 1 and it ended at a cliff-hanger. Much to my surprise, I really liked this graphic novel. I thought it was fun to read a story in this form. It was very entertaining and intense. I think that boys especially would love reading this story. As we have discussed in class, it is important to have a variety of texts in the classroom, and I think having graphic novels would definitely be interesting to students.
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