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Book SynopsisJesse "Street Angel" Sanchez is a homeless ninja girl on a skateboard! In-between kicking ass and taking sandwiches - she fights bullies, street gangs, ninjas, the man, cocky superheroes, hunger, and the ninja industrial complex. She also rescues a stray dog, makes weird new friends, and saves Christmas!?! This collection includes all of Street Angel's Image Comics adventures plus a couple of extra stories and behind-the-scenes materials.
Collects STREET ANGEL: AFTER SCHOOL KUNG FU SPECIAL, THE STREET ANGEL GANG, STREET ANGEL: SUPER HERO FOR A DAY, STREET ANGEL GOES TO JUVIE, STREET ANGEL VS NINJATECH, STREET ANGEL'S DOG, XMAS SPECIAL, GHOST MONSTERTrade ReviewLIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) -- Homeless teenage ninja master Jesse “Street Angel” Sanchez branches out to battle more than “ninjas, drugs, nepotism, and pre-algebra” in this action-packed, hilarious new story collection from series cocreators Rugg (
Dr. Horrible) and Maruca (
Afrodisiac). In “Street Angel: After School Kung Fu Special,” Jesse contends with dual challenges when her best friend begs her to find a date to the school dance and a cruel boy named Jacob attempts to goad her into a fight. In “Street Angel Gang,” the promise of free pizza lures her to the tryouts for a local gang, whose members are impressed after she first steals a rival gang leader's robot arm, and later a live tiger. Throughout, Rugg's virtuosic illustrations combine a punky aesthetic with influences ranging from manga to commercial art, mixing bright colors, muted shading, sharp angles, and looping lines to create a distinctive, infectious energy perfectly matched to the antics of our clever and entertaining protagonist.
VERDICT Unimpressed at meeting Santa Claus but ebullient while serving out a prison sentence, Jesse is a scrappy yet supremely confident spitfire with appeal to readers of all ages.
