Title: The Girl
Who Owned a City
Author: O. T.
Nelson (Adapted by Dan Jolley, Illustrated by Joelle Jones, Coloring by Jenn
Manley Lee)
Release Date: April
1, 2012
Series: N/A
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9780761349037
Description: A deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind. With her parents gone, Lisa is responsible for her little brother, Todd. She has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick or starving, and fierce gangs are stealing and destroying everything they find. Lots of people have given up, but on Grand Avenue, some kids are surviving. Because of Lisa.
Lisa figured out how to give the kids on Grand Avenue food, homes, and protection against the gangs. But Tom Logan and his army are determined to take that away and rule the streets themselves. How long can Lisa's group keep fighting them off? They need to find a place to live safely. A strong place. A secret place.
In a world like this, someone has to take charge. But does Lisa have the strength to take charge of a whole city?
My thoughts:
The cover: I
love the cover image depicting Lisa leaving behind the burning building. She seems determined and ready to build her
city. The illustrations throughout the whole book are great, they really bring the story to life.
The story:
This story line is fantastic.
Having a world where only kids survived, and most of them barely
surviving, is amazing. These characters
worked together to build and protect a city, all while taking on attacks from gangs
of other children that want their supplies.
What if something like this actually happened? Not that I think a virus would only target people
over the age of twelve because I don’t think viruses actually know how old
people are, but it makes for a totally different story than any I’ve ever read
before.
The characters: Lisa and Tom Logan are the main
characters followed in the story. They
are both strong and oppose each other in everything. Lisa’s citizens are followed throughout the
story, some more than others. Her little
brother, Todd, plays a big role, as well as Charlie, Craig, and Jill. They are Lisa’s main “go-to” people
throughout the story, and they help her build her city to what it becomes. Lisa has disagreements and full on battles
that she has to handle, at only twelve that’s a lot of responsibility to take
on. No one else in Lisa’s city seems to
want to handle anything, so she continues to be the responsible one.
Overall: I
loved the adaptation of this story into graphic form. It was great to be able to see what the story
looks like instead of just imagining it.
The way the illustrator brought the characters to the page was
great. Since it’s been so long since I’ve
read the book, it was awesome to revisit it.
To fully compare the original story
to the graphic novel, I’d have to re-read the original, but as far as I
can remember, it is pretty spot on with original story.
Overall Rating: 
I’m now re-reading Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (before
the movie comes out on Friday), but I don’t plan to review it. I will, however, be reviewing The Pledge by
Kimberly Derting next!
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