Lowriders to the Rescue by Cathy Camper, and Raul the Third - OPTIONAL

Lowriders to the Rescue by Cathy Camper, illustrated by Raul the Third, 140 pages.  GRAPHIC NOVEL Chronicle/Blue Apple. 2022. $23 

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Sokar, a monarch butterfly, is trying to get help for her family and finds three activists who can help her: Lupe, an impala, Flapjack, an octopus, and Elirio, a mosquito. Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio share a love of lowriders and helping others while watching out for the environment. 

I liked that Sokar and her family are Arabic and that the Lowriders are Latin. It's fun to have the words and foods in those languages and the translations at the bottom. I learned a lot. The story is heavy on environmentalism and wraps up a little too nicely, but it's well-intentioned and a quick read. 

Michelle in the Middle