- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Graphix (Nov 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0439855640
- ISBN-13: 978-0439855648
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.7 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #319,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for The Good Neighbors
"Black does a wonderful job of weaving an alien faerie world through Rue's urban landscape, and Naifeh's art, rich with shadows, is expressive and angular and pulls the reader into the story."—Booklist
"Searing and exceptionally well-written." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"[Black] skillfully blends the mystical elements with a murder mystery, family drama, and a bit of ever-popular teen angst. Black also does not shy away from the darker aspects of faerie legend, which gives the story a nicely unsettling aspect at all times."—www.BrokenFrontier.com
"Ted's knack for misfit characters with a dose of humor is a perfect fit with Holly's vision of the faerie world. And I don't throw words like 'perfect' around lightly."—www.The-Trades.com
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Rue Silver's world has never been quite normal. But she finds that the more she digs into her past, the less things are as they appear to be—especially Rue. And now the faerie world has been unleashed on her city. The big question is: Will she stop it and save the world she's always known? Or will she take he place as the rightful faerie heir?
Int the third and final volume of The Good Neighbors, Eisner Award nominees Holly Black and Ted Naifeh weave another masterful concoction of fantasy and suspense.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome trilogy,
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This review is from: Good Neighbors Book Three: Kind (Hardcover)
This third and final book in the graphic novel series by Naifeh and Black, ties the story together in an amazing way. With even darker narrative and incredible illustrations this book is awesome.Graphix is the graphic novel arm of Scholastic press, most famous for Jeff Smith's Bone. This book is the third in a trilogy from Holly Black, one of the authors of the Spiderwick Chronicles. The series called The Good Neighbors began with Kin two years ago and Kith last fall. Now the story continues and concludes this year with Kind. This is an incredible graphic novel. The story that started strong and compelling in book one, becomes even better in Kith, becomes absolutely enthralling in book three. A year might be a long time to wait for a graphic novel of 110 pages but the story and artwork make the wait more than worth it. This is the concluding story of Rue Silver. Previously we found out that Rue thought she was a typical student - she had good friends, hung out, went to class and broke into abandoned buildings to climb and explore in them. But after finding out that her mother was really of the faery folk, she finds out that her grandfather Aubrey wants to take over the town. He wants to surround the whole area in a spell and separate it from the human world. Rue is torn in her loyalties - her family among the faeries or her friends and all the humans in the town. An epic battle is brewing between man and faery and Rue is stuck right in the middle. But now her Grandfather is dead by his own evil spell to separate the town and hide it from the world. Her mother is ruling the faery world. Her friends have been marked for protection, but the rest of the humans are fair game for the faery's entertainment and diversions. But some of them are fighting back. The Dark edge found in the first two books becomes even more so in this third book. But Rue is also finding an inner strength she never knew she had. She starts to put together the final steps of her Grandfather's plans, and might have a way to help most of the humans get back to our world. But it will require timing, help from her friends and a great personal sacrifice. It is an awesome book and an amazing trilogy! Well done Black and Naifeh!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome trilogy,
By Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Good Neighbors Book Three: Kind (Hardcover)
This third and final book in the graphic novel series by Naifeh and Black, ties the story together in an amazing way. With even darker narrative and incredible illustrations this book is awesome.Graphix is the graphic novel arm of Scholastic press, most famous for Jeff Smith's Bone. This book is the third in a trilogy from Holly Black, one of the authors of the Spiderwick Chronicles. The series called The Good Neighbors began with Kin two years ago and Kith last fall. Now the story continues and concludes this year with Kind. This is an incredible graphic novel. The story that started strong and compelling in book one, becomes even better in Kith, becomes absolutely enthralling in book three. A year might be a long time to wait for a graphic novel of 110 pages but the story and artwork make the wait more than worth it. This is the concluding story of Rue Silver. Previously we found out that Rue thought she was a typical student - she had good friends, hung out, went to class and broke into abandoned buildings to climb and explore in them. But after finding out that her mother was really of the faery folk, she finds out that her grandfather Aubrey wants to take over the town. He wants to surround the whole area in a spell and separate it from the human world. Rue is torn in her loyalties - her family among the faeries or her friends and all the humans in the town. An epic battle is brewing between man and faery and Rue is stuck right in the middle. But now her Grandfather is dead by his own evil spell to separate the town and hide it from the world. Her mother is ruling the faery world. Her friends have been marked for protection, but the rest of the humans are fair game for the faery's entertainment and diversions. But some of them are fighting back. The Dark edge found in the first two books becomes even more so in this third book. But Rue is also finding an inner strength she never knew she had. She starts to put together the final steps of her Grandfather's plans, and might have a way to help most of the humans get back to our world. But it will require timing, help from her friends and a great personal sacrifice. It is an awesome book and an amazing trilogy! Well done Black and Naifeh! 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfying conclusion to the Good Neighbors series,
By GraphicNovelReporter.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Good Neighbors Book Three: Kind (Hardcover)
Holly Black is well-known for writing edgy teen and kids prose books like the Spiderwick Chronicles and Tithe. When she decided to create a graphic novel series called The Good Neighbors, she pulled out all the stops, creating one of the most vivid and compulsively readable YA series around. The third and final book more than lives up to the dark, brooding promise of the first two books, giving Rue Silver's journey a fitting conclusion.The series was built on Rue's discovery that she was half human and half faerie. This startling mystery was coupled with haunting visions, a missing mother, and the revelation that her grandfather was an evil faerie overlord seeking to take over the world. The constant struggle for Rue has always been which side she belonged on: Should she take her rightful place at her grandfather's side, or should she fight alongside her friends against the forces of evil? Black's writing is strong throughout all three books, but even better, it is never dumbed down for its audience. The Good Neighbors has always been dark and suspenseful, and it truly lives up to that in Kind, yet it remains perfectly suited to its teen audience. Artist Ted Naifeh is just as much a star in these books as Black. His staunch black-and-white illustrations give life to the series vividly. Under his sturdy pencils, the series has been able to really take flight. You can see the anguish thoroughly expressed on Rue's face as she struggles with the dual sides of her nature, unsure of what it all means but struggling to maintain the humanity she has always known. Kind wraps up all the loose ends of the storyline. The resolution--which I won't give away here--is fitting and earned. It's sad to see such a good series come to a close, but here's hoping that Black will be back soon with something new and equally enticing. -- John Hogan 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for Intermediate School Library,
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This review is from: Good Neighbors Book Three: Kind (Hardcover)
I'm a school librarian and found that The Good Neighbors series is great for intermediate girls that are slightly more mature than other studnts the same grade. I purchased all three and found that any student who wants to read any of the books must put them on hold or otherwise they will be waiting a long time for one of them to make it back onto the shelf.
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