  | Batcat (Batcat) Author: Ramm, Meggie | |
| Price: $19.78 | ||
Summary:
Batcat loves being all alone in their home on Spooky Island. Up in their tree-house, they pass the time playing video games and watching TV. But when Batcat suddenly finds themself haunted by an annoying, ice cream-stealing ghost, they visit the local Island Witch for a spell to remove their ghastly guest permanently! In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (05/01/23)
School Library Journal (+) (00/03/23)
Booklist (02/01/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/15/2023 Batcat, who has always enjoyed being alone, finds themselves being haunted by a ghost. The ghost mostly just hogs the remote and is annoying, but it must go! Batcat visits the Island Witch for a ghost-ridding spell, which requires gathering the essence of darkness from the Cavernous Caves, collecting dust from a whistling graveyard, and stealing a griffin’s egg. On their quest, when Batcat can’t figure out echolocation, the bats say Batcat isn’t batty enough. When they can’t remain aloof, the graveyard cats say Batcat isn’t catty enough. But the griffins think Batcat, like them, is a wonderful blend of two fantastic things. This graphic novel for emerging readers spins an eerie yarn full of dead trees and secrets into a winning combination of charming and funny. Round, pink Batcat is adorably kawaii as our nonbinary antihero; the narrator has some unexpected sass; and the story flies along at a brisk clip to a terrifically satisfying ending. This intentional celebration of nonbinary identity reminds readers that they don’t have to be only one thing; they just have to be themselves. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
