Cactus Kid and the Battle for Star Rock Mountain

Praise

‘If you’re looking for magic, motorcycles, and adventure, pick up Cactus Kid! Just…watch out for the prickly bits.’ —John Patrick Green, creator of the InvestiGators series.

Potions? Check! Motorcycles? Check! Wizards, cute little creatures, mysterious lizard antagonist …check! What’s there not to love about Cactus Kid! – Miguel Gonzalez, Art Director at Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

Cactus Kid feels like Mad Max meets Gumball meets Mario Kart in all the best ways. The cast of knockabout characters, delicious colors, gorgeous effects, and stellar world-building make my heart happy and have me rooting for this cute but tough little cactus the whole way through. – Valerie Schwarz, Art Director at Cartoon Network

Teeming with offbeat humour and quirky characters […] this wacky tale would appeal to fans of Bunny vs Monkey. – BookTrust, BookTrust

Cactus Kid competes in an epic and death-defying motorbike race to try and get his hands on a piece of star rock and prove to his father that he is the best wizard alive. – Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller March Previews

You know this one is going to be a great read…its first word is VROOM!!!!! taking you are straight into the action and not slowing down…Aimed at Middle Grade readers, this is an ideal book for children who are new to graphic novels. This copy already has a really long waiting list at school. – Helen Byles, Armadillo Children’s Books

A young cactus wizard runs away from his powerful patriarch to seek a star rock fragment to fine-tune his magic skills in the desert, where he encounters a motorbike gang and a bounty hunting lizard. Ages 8–12. – Meg Lemke, Spring 2024 Preview: Middle Grade Comics & Graphic Novels

Readers will be swiftly drawn in on Cactus Kid’s journey of adventure and self-discovery in this super fun and action-packed graphic novel brimming with dynamic illustration and engaging text. – Ruth Concannon, RTE