About This Book:
SLIME, STEM & JOY MEET in New Graphic Novel by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Disney’s Descendants, Melissa de la Cruz and Mike Johnston
Get ready to mix, squish, and slime your way into a whole new world of friendship, dripping with joy, fun, and charm.
Meet Daisy Sterling-Chan, an eleven-year-old with a serious slime obsession and a love of STEM. Daisy idolizes the brilliant slime scientist Miss Joon, who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago.
But Daisy thinks Miss Joon is still out there, along with Sloomoo, the playful slime-based life
form. Can Daisy bring back the magic?
With cute, cool, quick-thinking Ren Tanaka, Daisy discovers that making slime is easy, but making friends can get messy.
Sloomoo: Making Friends is the first graphic novel from the beloved, award-winning team of
Melissa de la Cruz and Mike Johnston and the slime-filled universe of Sloomoo. Read it to learn
about creativity and connection, and to discover the very things that make you YOU!
Slime on. Friendship ahead
About Sloomoo Institute
Sloomoo Institute is a real place.It’s a slime-inspired universe, oozing with #satisfying. Just imagine thousands of gallons of handmade slime. Everywhere. You can walk on slime, slingshot slime, design your own slime (over 4 million combos!), and discover never-ending textures and scents. There’s an ASMR sound bath, a squishy pit, and a huge wall where you can leave your mark with slime.
There are locations throughout the country where everyone is welcome. They look like the Sloomoo Institute in the book! When you visit, be ready to make some major memories. You may just spot Sloomoo too!
*Review Contributed By Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer*
colorful and relatable graphic novel
SLOOMOO: MAKING FRIENDS is an engaging and colorful graphic novel about a young girl who loves slime mold and has a tough time making friends. Daisy is an 11-year-old who loves to talk about slime and has her own channel where she discusses it, as well as the mystery of what happened to Sloomoo and Miss Joon, who disappeared years ago.
When she is checking out the old Slime Institute building one day, she notices packages are still being delivered. When she stalks them, she finds her way in – and discovers Miss Joon, waking up Sloomoo when she cries from loneliness.
Soon, she discovers a new friend, Ren from school, who also likes slime – but when he doesn’t acknowledge her at school, she feels lonelier than ever. Luckily, with some clarity and shared love of slime, Daisy is on her way to making new friends with Ren, Sloomoo, and Slahmoo.
What I loved: This is such a colorful and fast-paced graphic novel that readers will love to visually explore. The story begins with Daisy recounting the story of Sloomoo and Miss Joon before diving into her own life, setting up a good mystery and start of the series. Themes of friendship and loneliness appear throughout the book. These will resonate with middle grade readers who may be navigating their own relationship challenges in school and beyond as they find their passions and people.
The book includes a lot of explanatory text boxes in addition to dialogue, though it never gets too dense. The focus of the story stays on the images, which is great for a graphic novel. The illustrations are fantastic with expressive characters and lots of details and colors to explore. Backmatter adds to the introductory story with facts about the main characters and information about slime mold and the Slime Institute.
Final verdict: SLOOMOO: MAKING FRIENDS is a charming and relatable graphic novel about friendship, loneliness, and slime. This will work well for middle grade readers!
