Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall, A Graphic Novel by Tom Angleberger

Rating: My bookshelf

Reading Level: Mid-Late Elementary (potty/body humor)

If you’re ok with a bit of potty/body humor and usual superhero violence, then you’re in for a hilarious adventure. Several times I laughed out loud.

Possible Concerns:

• Potty humor: needing to pee, toilets attacking, being in a sea of sewage
• Body humor: Several references to “butt”
• Violence (typical of superhero stories)
• Name Calling. Rocket gets frustrated or upset; things like “monkey butt”

I loved the clever humor about getting frustrated with AI and strip malls. For an age group that can handle the potty/body humor it was pretty funny. I also liked Inspector Flytrap by the same author. I was less of a fan of the 2nd book in this series, Keep on Truckin’.