Shannon Hale

Dean Hale

A 320-page Middle Grade Novel telling an original "tail" of Marvel's cute, quirky, and downright furry Super Heroine--Squirrel Girl!

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

Robin M Cabana

This book was so much fun! I just love the Squirrel Girl comics and it was fun to read about her origin story! Shannon Hale was really true to Ryan North and Erica Henderson's character. I really loved the cameos (via text messages) from Marvel heroes and the footnotes - which really echo the comics' footnotes and opening-page twitter feeed. And the chapters from Tippy Toe's point of view with all the Jersey squirrel slang is pretty funny. I can't recommend Squirrel Girl - the comics and now this book - enough for young girls who need awesome butt-kicking role models. Squirrel Girl is smart, strong and hilarious. She's genuine, passionate and never snarky. She cares about her friends, about learning and about the world. She's my hero!

Katy B

What a fun read. I've read several Squirrel Girl comics so I decided to give a novelization of her story a try and I'm glad I did. It was a fun read seeing fourteen year old Doreen Green on the written page for over 300 pages. My favorite part of the book are the text exchanges between Doreen and several Avengers. Doreen's number one squirrel sidekick, Tippy Toe, sneaks into the Avengers mansion and finds a cell phone on a nightstand and scratches some cell numbers onto an acorn so Doreen can hopefully get help and advice from them. The texts that ensue are very entertaining, especially those with not a hero Tony Stark. 

A fun read and I plan to pick up the second book in the future.

Doreen Green, age fourteen, is a little too busy wiping out crime in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood to focus on her overdue homework. That's because she also happens to be Squirrel Girl, a bushy-tailed, squirrel-powered Super Hero! After foiling the nefarious plot of an amateur Super Villain, Squirrel Girl is finally finding her groove--and group texting with the Avengers, like, all the time. Doreen, on the other hand, is still trying to navigate friendships, evil teachers, and all the pitfalls that come with middle school. (Seriously, it's complicated.) An announcement goes out that sends waves of excitement through the community: There's a new mall opening on the border of Shady Oaks and neighboring town Listless Pines, and they all get to vote on the mall's mascot! Everyone goes wild over the election . . . a little too wild, if you ask Squirrel Girl and her BHFF (Best Human Friend Forever), Ana Sofia. Soon the two towns are at war--even the trusty Squirrel Scouts are going berserk. Is there something sinister at work in Shady Oaks? Something that has less to do with quality shopping choices and more to do with world domination? And will Squirrel Girl be able to unleash the furry paws of justice in time to save the day?

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious

Another enjoyable and funny installment of Squirrel Girl. I've enjoyed both books in this series. It's fun seeing Squirrel Girl in book format and the authors do a great job staying true to her story. I think kids who enjoy books told through journal entries and/or texts will especially find this a fun read. Squirrel Girl's trademark wit is present throughout the entire novel, but especially shines through in her texts with Iron Man and the Winter Solider.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

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