Pages: 125
Reading Level: 4.3

Being a graphic novel, as I read through it I couldn't help but notice that there was some information missing that you just can't get from dialogue bubbles and pictures... However it is a really fascinating story about teenage girls who can control the elements and great for many young adult girls looking for a good read. Because it is so geared toward girls, I would enjoy likely use it for an entire class of students, but would likely just introduce it to the students.

I love this book! I like it when all five of them join together. Whenever they join together with the Heart of Candracar, they are so beautiful!!! My favorite characters are Irma and Hay Lin. ( )

Will is new in town, and she's not sure how she'll like it. . . .until she finds out that she's destined to be the leader of the Guardians of the Veil!
This graphic novel has some nice messages: girl power, figuring things out for yourself, people are stronger if they work together, etc. At the same time, it also never forgets that most of the time its magical characters have to be regular girls with school and boy trouble. Parts of the book resonate as very feeling, especially any scenes involving Hay Lin's grandmother.
The illustration is very appropriate for the most part. There is a distinct difference in the colors of the worlds, so it's easy for the reader to know where he or she is as the pages turn. The only criticism is that when the main characters "change" they get very sexy. It doesn't quite cross the line, but the book certainly flirts with it. However, tweens really like the idea of dressing like college students going to a club, so one could say the series knows its audience.
This is a rather fun series and I would recommend it for any library looking to add some books to hook reluctant readers. ( )

A fun graphic novel that would be a good read for a girl who enjoys books about friendship and magic yet doesn't want anything too dark. The story begins with Will moving to a new town and quickly making friends with Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin. They then discover that they're Guardians of the Veil and in this the first of the series, they start to understand what that means. A middle school girl or advanced 5th grader would find this a challenging and enjoyable read as it combines friendship and adventure along with a style of art that mixes Japanese manga and the Disney tradition. ( )

This book was asome and it is adventurous. This book has any thing that adventure books need to have: Romance, action, Hurmor and other things. I love this book and anyone who is reading this book likes it too. I can't wait to read the rest. ( )