Fresh from his adventures in Wild Ride, Marcus is back and helping his cousin, Bounce, learn to skate. Between learning how to ollie and do a 50-50 grind, Bounce and his friends also have to avoid the skate-park goons and take on the outlaw bikers who are terrorizing the small town. Excitement, action and some radical skating tips. Hang on for another wild ride!

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Mike Deas est auteur-illustrateur de bandes dessinées, telles que Tank and Fizz and The Case of the Tentacle Terror. Il signe aussi les illustrations de la série Graphic Guide Adventure. Sa passion pour l'illustration a été entretenue tout au long de son enfance à l'île Saltspring, en Colombie-Britannique où il habite encore aujourd'hui.

 

MIKE DEAS is an author/illustrator of graphic novels, most recently Tank and Fizz and the Case of the Tentacle Terror. He is the illustrator of the Graphic Guide Adventure series. His love for illustrative storytelling comes from an early love of reading and drawing while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Visit him online at www.deasillustration.com.

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• Commended, A Parent's Guide to the Best Kids' Comic selection
• Commended, CCBC Best Books
• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
• Short-listed, The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards - Comics for Kids / Bandes Dessinées pour Enfants
• Short-listed, Joe Shuster Comics for Kids Award nominee
• Commended, Junior Library Guild Selection
• Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
• Commended, Resource Links "The Year's Best"
• Commended, Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection

"A well-written comic book about skateboarding with a fun cast of characters and engaging artwork, with actual skate tips and tricks...interspersed throughout the book, this is the ultimate comic for reluctant readers and skate fans alike!"

Library Media Connection

"Fast paced action in an urban setting will capture the attention of the target audience, keeping them turning the pages as Bounce learns to stand up to someone who has been pushing him around for too long."

Canadian Teacher Magazine

"This book is a demonstration of perfect pairing... as Ramp Rats takes two things kids love, skateboarding and graphic novels, and combines them to create a wonderful values story."

Resource Links

"The explanations of how to do each trick are well-integrated into the story...The artwork has a cheery, inviting, Saturday-morning quality to it, and the cast is ethnically diverse without skin colors being an element in the story...Recommended for most graphic novel collections, particularly where skateboarding is popular."

NMRLS Youth Services Book Review

"Recommended."

Tucson Unified School District

"Aside from the action-packed story, great characters, and colorful artwork, this graphic novel adventure includes an array of practical skateboarding tips for beginners."

Booklist

"A graphic novel which uses engaging illustrations, believable dialogue and realistic situations to convey a fun and interesting story...Recommended."

CM Magazine

"The concept of this book is both clever and creative. Recommended."

The Bookmark - BCTLA

"The book's fun, stylish art and underdog story will appeal to many readers."

School Library Journal