Review: With bright drawings, fun dialogue, and excellent action, Tony Cliff takes the reader on the mad-capped adventures of Miss Delilah Dirk. Set in the early 19th century, Miss Dirk travels through exotic cities among strange people – and often, steals their shit. It’s hilarious. In the first mad adventure, she meets Selim. Together, they travel far and help each other escape certain death.
This is a humorous adventure story, fast-paced, with lots of
imagination. But this doesn’t mean it lacks depth or heart. It has both a plenty.
Dirk is a fun, reckless, caring young woman, fearless and bold, whose troubles
are often caused by her desire to help others. Selim is a timid man, just
trying to survive, when Dirk cashes (literally) into his life and he finds
something he didn’t know he needed. I was grateful their relationship stayed
platonic.
This is suitable of elementary age kids and up. There is no
sexual content and the violence is of the Saturday Morning Cartoon variety,
with little or no blood or other graphic content.
This is the first in a series and I’m eager to join Ms. Dirk
and Selim on more of their wild adventures!
Bookmarks: 4 of 5
Awards: A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013 / A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013
ISBN: 978-1-59643-813-2
Year Published: 2013
Date Finished: 4-27-2017
Pages: 189
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