The savage /
David Almond ; illustrated by Dave McKean.
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
- 79 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
Booklist. Horn Book. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.).
After his father dies and the town bully Hooper begins to target him, Blue starts to write and illustrate a graphic novel full of blood, guts, and adventures; but after one of Blue's characters pays Hooper a nighttime visit, Blue wonders if the lines of reality have blurred.