Red Scare: A Graphic Novel by Walsh, Liam Francis

A page-turning sci-fi adventure set in 1953, featuring a clever girl who, against all odds, must outsmart bullies, the FBI, and alien invaders during the height of the communist Red Scare.

The New York Times Book Review calls Red Scare a "masterly graphic novel debut... tightly wrought, intense, unpredictable... breathtaking action sequences... pacing is remarkable... a virtuosic performance."

"Red Scare is a brilliant, fast-paced adventure. Action, history, and a tiny bit of fantasy collide in eye-popping panels, loaded with heart." -- Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series

Peggy is scared: She's struggling to recover from polio and needs crutches to walk, and she and her neighbors are worried about the rumors of Communist spies doing bad things. On top of all that, Peggy has a hard time at school, and gets taunted by her classmates. When she finds a mysterious artifact that gives her the ability to fly, she thinks it's the solution to all her problems. But if Peggy wants to keep it, she'll have to overcome bullies, outsmart FBI agents, and escape from some very strange spies!

Author: Liam Francis Walsh
Publisher: Graphix
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781338167092
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515156 / Red Scare


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2022 pg. 53
Booklist 05/15/2022 pg. 38

About the Author
Liam Francis Walsh is an award-winning cartoonist, writer, and illustrator. He was born in northern Wisconsin and grew up on a dairy farm with lots of siblings and books and a pet crow. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Guardian, and Reader's Digest, and he is the author of two pictures books, Make a Wish, Henry Bear and Fish. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and daughter.