The Great Cow Race: A Graphic Novel (Bone #2): Volume 2 by Smith, Jeff

Jeff Smith's New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time!

Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney Bone risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney's plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems farther away than ever.

Meanwhile, ominous signs indicate that a war is brewing, and Fone Bone finds himself helping his friends defend their idyllic valley from a formidable enemy.

Author: Jeff Smith
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780439706391
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 101208 / Bone: The Great Cow Race


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 25
School Library Journal 03/01/2006 pg. 251
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 85 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author

Jeff Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning series BONE, which is published in more than 30 countries and is among Time magazine's Ten Best Graphic Novels of All Time. BONE was a pioneer in comics publishing for kids in U.S. bookstores when it launched Scholastic's graphic novel imprint, Graphix, in 2005.

Smith's other award-winning and acclaimed comics include SHAZAM! The Monster Society of Evil, RASL, Little Mouse Gets Ready, BONE: Rose, and BONE: Tall Tales. Smith splits his time between Columbus and Key West with his wife and business partner, Vijaya Iyer, where he is working on his current project, TUKI.