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Street Angel: After School Kung Fu Special

by Brian Maruca, Jim Rugg

Series: Street Angel (2)

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Jesse 'Street Angel' Sanchez is the deadliest girl alive - a teenagehomeless orphan skateboarder, fighting ninjas and trying to pass 7th grade! Shelikes food, hanging out with her friends, Bell (a robot girl), Lilith (Satan'sdaughter), and Emma (a zombie), saving the world, fighting, and food. Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez takes the Ninja Kid to school!Her fists are the facts and his face is the report card! Don't miss this veryspecial After School Kung Fu, er, uh...Special? Meanwhile, Saturdaynight's the big dance and Jesse doesn't want to go! Is love in the air?No. STREET ANGEL AFTER SCHOOL KUNG FU SPECIAL centers around Jessica"Street Angel" Sanchez, who is no stranger to battling forces that you thinkwould be beyond her control. There's still the pesky matter of having a regularlife, having to go to school and contend with friends that want her to go to anafter school dance. They mean well, but there is another little matter of ashowdown with the Ninja Kid to attend to after school that may change things. It's pretty clear that Van Buren Middle School is not ordinary school, but yetthere is a very familiar feel to this story. I don't want to spoil any of thedetails, but you do get to see a couple of different sides to Jessica. Afterthe fight happens (which isn't a spoiler, because it wouldn't be a Kung FuSpecial without one), things kind of take a turn from there. What we end upwith is something quite unexpected, and yet, should leave you smiling at theend. PRAISE FOR STREET ANGEL AFTER SCHOOL KUNG FUSPECIAL "Jesse Sanchez is my new favorite comic book character. Greatmiddle school dialogue and the battle scenes will blow yourmind!" -Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL, Tuki) "Jesse, a.k.a. StreetAngel is a rare gem in the male-dominated world of comic book characters. Whenyou finally find a comic book hero that is female, skateboards, and kicks ass,that's when you know young girls out there now have a strong super hero tofollow. STREET ANGEL shows girls that they can be anything they want to be,including someone who saves the world and fights injustices, one bad guy at atime. She also defies female stereotypes right and left, and that is pretty darncool." -Cindy Whitehead, founder of Girl is NOT a 4 LetterWord "STREET ANGELl remains as charming, inventive, and pitch-perfect asit was in the beginning. An indie-comics classic!" -Hope Larson (CompassSouth, Batgirl) "I thought I didn't like comics about kicking ass,but it turns out I REALLY like comics where the ass-kicker is a 7 year old girl.A+++ more ass-kicking please." -Eleanor Davis (Libby's Dad, How to BeHappy) "With great style and flair, Rugg delivers another stellar storyof the ever-sassy Jesse Sanchez a.k.a. Street Angel. Jam-packed with tweenangst, humor, action, and fun, this book is a must-read for the rebelset." -Cecil Castellucci (Shade, the Changing Girl, The PLAINJanes) "STREET ANGEL pulsates with danger!" -WendiFreeman, Double Page Spread podcast… (more)
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Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez is trouble. She's usually late for school, occasionally pays attention in class, and fights really, really well.

One day, Jesse finds a note in her locker from "the Ninja Kid," challenging her to a fight. And it's just a few days before the big school dance--a Sadie Hawkins dance, the girls invite the boys.

Friends urge her to dodge the fight. Friends urge her to invite a boy to the dance. They have candidates for her!

What will happen? Who will win the fight? Will anyone go to the dance?

I don't think anyone had a serious thought in their heads when creating this book, but it is fun. There are also concept sketches and comments from the creators in the back.

Fun if this is the mood you're in.

I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher, and am reviewing it voluntarily. ( )
  LisCarey | Sep 19, 2018 |
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Jesse 'Street Angel' Sanchez is the deadliest girl alive - a teenagehomeless orphan skateboarder, fighting ninjas and trying to pass 7th grade! Shelikes food, hanging out with her friends, Bell (a robot girl), Lilith (Satan'sdaughter), and Emma (a zombie), saving the world, fighting, and food. Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez takes the Ninja Kid to school!Her fists are the facts and his face is the report card! Don't miss this veryspecial After School Kung Fu, er, uh...Special? Meanwhile, Saturdaynight's the big dance and Jesse doesn't want to go! Is love in the air?No. STREET ANGEL AFTER SCHOOL KUNG FU SPECIAL centers around Jessica"Street Angel" Sanchez, who is no stranger to battling forces that you thinkwould be beyond her control. There's still the pesky matter of having a regularlife, having to go to school and contend with friends that want her to go to anafter school dance. They mean well, but there is another little matter of ashowdown with the Ninja Kid to attend to after school that may change things. It's pretty clear that Van Buren Middle School is not ordinary school, but yetthere is a very familiar feel to this story. I don't want to spoil any of thedetails, but you do get to see a couple of different sides to Jessica. Afterthe fight happens (which isn't a spoiler, because it wouldn't be a Kung FuSpecial without one), things kind of take a turn from there. What we end upwith is something quite unexpected, and yet, should leave you smiling at theend. PRAISE FOR STREET ANGEL AFTER SCHOOL KUNG FUSPECIAL "Jesse Sanchez is my new favorite comic book character. Greatmiddle school dialogue and the battle scenes will blow yourmind!" -Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL, Tuki) "Jesse, a.k.a. StreetAngel is a rare gem in the male-dominated world of comic book characters. Whenyou finally find a comic book hero that is female, skateboards, and kicks ass,that's when you know young girls out there now have a strong super hero tofollow. STREET ANGEL shows girls that they can be anything they want to be,including someone who saves the world and fights injustices, one bad guy at atime. She also defies female stereotypes right and left, and that is pretty darncool." -Cindy Whitehead, founder of Girl is NOT a 4 LetterWord "STREET ANGELl remains as charming, inventive, and pitch-perfect asit was in the beginning. An indie-comics classic!" -Hope Larson (CompassSouth, Batgirl) "I thought I didn't like comics about kicking ass,but it turns out I REALLY like comics where the ass-kicker is a 7 year old girl.A+++ more ass-kicking please." -Eleanor Davis (Libby's Dad, How to BeHappy) "With great style and flair, Rugg delivers another stellar storyof the ever-sassy Jesse Sanchez a.k.a. Street Angel. Jam-packed with tweenangst, humor, action, and fun, this book is a must-read for the rebelset." -Cecil Castellucci (Shade, the Changing Girl, The PLAINJanes) "STREET ANGEL pulsates with danger!" -WendiFreeman, Double Page Spread podcast

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