Lois Lane, to me, is supposed to be the hero for little girls to look up to. She is supposed to be a strong, independent female journalist, with strong skills in sleuthing. And, I suppose she had to start somewhere, but this story, of where she started being interested in journalism just felt off to me. There was nothing of the future Lois here, nothing at all.

This was a fun quick read about the young life of Lois Lane! There really isn’t much going on in this novel except Lois Lane getting confidence within herself and wanting to pursue her dreams! I also love the beautiful artwork in this novel! Thus, this was a fun read with Lois Lane as the heroine!

The art was great - I loved the bright colors - but the story was boring. It seemed a little young for its reading level, and Lois was a brat. I didn't like it.

Lois Lane is one of my favorite characters in the DC world, but I found this graphic to be definitely different than what I was expecting. It wasn't the Lois I assumed she would be in her younger years to create the reporter she is known for today. I would still add to my classroom library due to the colorful illustrations and I think my students would enjoy this title.

Hello, hi, I hope everyone is doing well!

It has been an extremely busy week already. I have done a lot of reading, a lot of catching up on my Youtube watch list, and a lot of random adult stuff. In the midst of all of that I picked up a new to me graphic novel to read! I have been reading a lot of the DC graphic novels and I remembered that this one came out a while ago, I honestly did not know much about it before going in but I was still excited to give it a try! So I hoped over to Hoopla and used one of my borrows for the month to grab this graphic novel and give it a try.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Lois and her best friend are planning to have the best summer and that includes completing the #friendshipchallenge and becoming Vidme stars. The first step in this plan is to sign up for the town bike race together but when they get to the local bike shop, the owner is talking about the fireworks being missing. The two friends only have a limited amount of time to solve the missing fireworks mystery, win the bike race, complete their friendship challenge, and become Vidme stars before one of them heads to summer camp. Will they be up to the task or will things quickly fall apart?

This was a really cute graphic novel. The illustrations were all fun and bright! I particularly loved the inserts between the chapters, they were cute, colorful, and fun. Additionally, I loved Lois’ pet cat (who was definitely one of my favorite characters of this graphic novel). Overall, this was just a really fun middle grade graphic novel read and I look forward to seeing what might come next from a middle school aged Lois Lane!

Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars

This was a cute, quick read. I think Lois tended to freak out over things but other than that is was pretty enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you DC Entertainment and NetGalley for sharing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. I loved this comic so much. A young Lois Lane finding her way and getting into mischief was so much fun and the friendship center theme was beautiful. I look forward to more!

This book gets 3/5 stars. I enjoyed it but I can say that I was not the target audience. I did not like how Lois did not really listen to her best friend and only did what she wanted to do. I also think the ending wrapped up to quickly.

Fun perspective for a superhero book. Great for read aloud and discussions. Great graphic novel to add to the shelf.

I received an advanced copy of Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge through Netgalley, though I will share my honest thoughts on this graphic novel. The book is a good length, and has beautiful illustrations. I like Lois' character along with the others, but it's a little immature and young. To be fair it is for third through seventh graders, so that makes sense. The book does have great themes and lessons throughout - especially about friendship. 

You can get your copy now - it came out August 11th. If you have a young reader, I believe they would enjoy this a lot. 3 out of 5 stars.

I think this book will have a lot of appeal to teens at my library that enjoy Guts and Real Friends. I really enjoy the art style, but the characters and story was lacking for me.

I think this will do well, but there was nothing about it that really stood out to me.

Great book for any kids library. Yet, couldn't help but find Lois to be unlikable. She didn't start off as a great friend and it took a bit for the reader to build that relationship with her. I am taking that into consideration though for her 'aha' type moment near the closure of the book. While I enjoyed this one, it wasn't a favorite. It could have a great tie for a kiddo who is struggling with bullying or having trouble making friends.

I hate to give a 'yeah, no' to something about Lois Lane, but, "Yeah, No."

I think what they were trying to do was have a story where 'Lois goes through some stuff and starts as a different person, but then slowly finds her future self' thing. But, instead, to me, Lois just felt entirely out of character for 99.9% of the book (basically until the last panel).

Her BFF Kristen is going to sleep away camp after a bike race and some fireworks. Lois wants to do a #friendshipchallenge for some YouTube equivalent. Then someone steals the fireworks and Kristen suggests that they try to solve the mystery. Lois instead jumps to conclusions and blames a newbie in town, Izzy.

Henri, a college student intern at the local paper tries to help guide Lois during the book, and then it eventually all comes to a head, and it's all very messy.

Oh, and then at the end they gave Izzy a last name that made me go, "What? C'mon now". Is this supposed to be a series? I guess if it's being read by little kids you may as well change everything in insane ways, but, it's still sad as hell to me that DC did this to a character that I so love (c'mon, I loved her through freaking the clone frog stuff. And thought I wouldn't have to go through something quite as bad as that with her character ever again).

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment

This one was hard to enjoy. Lois comes across as obnoxious and exhausting. I know it's supposed to be earnestness, but it crosses over the line for me. There are some good friendship issues to address, though, thanks to Lois - listening, bossiness, the give-and-take required in good friendships, etc. I enjoyed the things Lois learns about journalism in this - like let the facts drive the story rather than decide for yourself what the story is and try to make the facts fit. My favorite character was the mentor/journalist Henrietta ("Henri"). She was fantastic and really helped make the story more enjoyable.

Kids who love graphic novels and DC stories will want to pick this one up. And I think there's a lot here to talk about, especially with Lois and the friendship issues, if they can get past Lois' abrasiveness. For readers looking for more Lois stories, I HIGHLY recommend the Lois Lane series for teens by Gwenda Bond.

I have very mixed feelings about this one. I think it will circulate well at my library, but I felt the story was quite weak. Lois Lane was a rather unlikable character and while it does seem like there is an attempt to show growth for her, I don't feel like it was fully realized. Illustrations-excellent as expected from DC Comics.

I received an electronic ARC from DC Entertainment through NetGalley.
The artwork is the only redeeming area of this book. I was looking forward to reading this one and sharing it with middle grade readers. However, the message about listening to and supporting friends gets paid lip service toward the end. Lois Lane is portrayed as a self-focused, selfish young girl who completely ignores everyone else unless she needs them to do something for her. The dialogue is focused on her needs and wants and she misses all social cues from her best friend and from others. The character expression are the best part of the book. They portray the gamut of emotions and hurts felt as readers move through the book.

I thought this was an okay graphic novel. The story it told wasn’t that strong, nor were many of the characters. It was kind of hard to imagine Lois Lane was ever like this as a teen, and the mystery to be solved had a rough time carrying the weight of this tale. The ending was alright, and I will admit it had a pretty good message attached to it. Not everyone may enjoy this graphic novel, but some readers might.

This is a cute friendship story that also serves up a possible way that the intrepid reporter Lois Lane might have been inspired to go into journalism, at age 13. Lois as seen here is very very energetic and impulsive, but her interest is in becoming a popular "MeVid" (like YouTube, haha, get it) star. right before her best friend Kristen is going to go away to camp, they stumble upon a mystery: who stole the fireworks for the town's annual fireworks display, that is always one of the girls' friendship rituals? There's also a citywide bike race that they both end up signing up for, though Lois somewhat reluctantly. (A funny gag is that she is always huffing and puffing and slowly riding her bike around, with her cat in a basket on it, so there's no way she would want to RACE a bike.) As shenanigans ensue, you see that Kristen just wants to spend time with Lois, but Lois gets too wrapped up in the mystery and then gets jealous when Kristen befriends a new girl, Izzy. Their older friend, maybe high school or college age?, Henri, works for the local paper and it's through her that the spark is lit in Lois to switch from "detecting" to investigative journalism. It's a little bit farfetched, and I thought Lois acted pretty immaturely for a 13 year old, but, what do I know really about 13 year olds. ;-) It's a cute small-town story of friendship and jealousy. I read this via a digital edition from NetGalley.com

Lois Lane (yes, that Lois Lane) is preparing to spend a summer without her best friend. She has a big plan to make a viral video and go internet famous before her best friend Kristen leaves for sleep away camp. Kristen, however, isn't sure she wants to spend her last few days in town making a viral video - unfortunately when Lois sets her mind on something, nothing can stand in her way. Lois is focused on a big town barbecue, bike race, and firework display - the perfect backdrop for Lois' #friendshipchallenge video. When the fireworks go missing, Lois fixates on solving the mystery -- testing her friendship with Kristen in a way she couldn't imagine.

I thought the pacing of this book felt a little off and, as a character, Lois was a lot. But I work at a library where girls' graphic novels about friendship are VERY popular and I'm sure this book will find a good following.

I received an advanced copy of Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge through Netgalley, so I could share my review with you!

Lois Lane is a girl of many passions. Right now, she’s focusing on become the world’s greatest detective and viral video star. She hopes that she can accomplish both of these goals by filming herself solving a mystery, accompanied by her best friend, Kristen. Kristen isn’t excited by the prospect of going viral like Lois is, but Lois will need her help to complete the ultimate #friendshipchallenge video! How else will the world know just how great of friends they are? But as the big neighborhood barbecue approaches, things start to fall apart. Someone has stolen the fireworks, and without them there can be no celebration. It’s up to Kristen and Lois to solve the mystery and save the day, but how can they work together when their very friendship seems to be falling apart?

You can get your copy of Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge, by Grace Ellis on August 11th from DC Comics!

I’ve recently read quite a few wonderful DC middle grade titles, but I found myself rather disappointed by this one. I found the story to be a bit jumbled, as though there were too many plot lines fighting for space. I really enjoyed the art style and colorful illustrations, by Brittney Williams!

My Recommendation-
If you’ve got a younger reader in your house who loves mysteries and stories about confident young girls, you should definitely check out Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge! This book has an overall positive message and teaches good lessons about what it means to be a good friend.