Wonder Woman: The Junior Novel

by Steve Korté

Official tie-in books for the new hit movie! Wonder Woman, DC Comics’ greatest heroine, soared to the big screen on June 2, 2017, for the first major motion picture in her 75-year history! The all-star cast includes Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, and more. To the outside world, Diana Prince is just a regular woman. But that’s not who she truly is. Diana is an Amazon princess from the island of Themyscira. She is also Wonder Woman. From a secret hidden island to the frontlines of battle, Diana is ready for the role of a lifetime—to become the hero the world needs most. Based on the major motion picture, Wonder The Junior Novel retells the exciting story of Diana’s journey to become one of the world’s greatest heroes and features eight pages of full-color images from the film.

Genres: Wonder Woman, Childrens, Middle Grade, Dc Comics, Media Tie In

144 pages, Paperback

Published May 30, 2017

Reviews

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Picked this up for 99p from HMV, honestly had no idea it existed in addition to the other novelisation, but at this point I'll read anything Wonder Woman!

This was honestly a slightly baffling read, I know I'm not the target market but still, I don't know how much young readers will get out of this? They cut out a lot of things from the movie, bits that could be considered 'adult', but the film isn't R rated so the children reading this would have been allowed to see the whole film so why water this down so much? Ares was also completely cut out, which made the ending and boat scene where Diana mention Ares make very little sense. I suppose the function is that the writing style is simpler than the other novelisation which is a good idea but still I think it's overly watered down and paraphrased.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great novel based on the Wonder Woman movie that is coming out!! I loved it from start till finish, I seriously can't wait for the movie. My SHIP DIANA AND STEVE ARE LIFE...and my favorite quote from this book can be found on page 78, by Thomas Paine. And Wonder Woman was just EPIC!!!

[Baeleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

GIRL POWER!!!

[Evelyn Speer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have to say this is based off the actual movie so I found that boring.

[Rob Chappell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Based on my reading of this book, I definitely want to see the movie! Like Captain Steve Trevor in the story, my maternal grandfather was a member of the First American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. (He wasn't a spy, though.) Set against the dramatic backdrop of WWI, we learn of Wonder Woman's origins and upbringing and her introduction into the wider world of international intrigue. The storyline was fast-paced and action-packed, not leaving much room for character development -- but it grabbed me up and wouldn't let me go until I finished it.

I understand that there are some differences between the story told in this book and the actual film, which is understandable -- this is a junior novelization, after all -- but that didn't diminish my appreciation for the story overall. Very timely topic, too -- stopping sinister villains from unleashing chemical weapons on an unsuspecting world -- should spark some good discussion and reflection about the laws of war and military ethics, too.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this at the BJ's Wholesalers killing time before going to see WW for the second time.

It was a pretty excellent novelization for children and I was psyched to be able to get it for my nieces and nephew.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst novelizations of a movie that I've attempted to read. Either the author never read the script or he only skimmed it. Gone is the 8 yr old Diana sneaking out to train with Antiope. Instead it's the older Diana who finally gets to train. On the beach, it's Steve Trevor who saves Diana's life, not Antiope - yes, I understand that this is a book for childrens, but Antiope's death is a somewhat crucial event in Diana's life. Gone is the German spy's cyanide induced death. Diana's charge across No Man's Land is mentioned and decently described, but the taking of Veld is reduced to a few paragraphs and her demolition of the bell tower never happens. Nor does the gassing of Veld. Nor does Trevor's hijacking of the plane that ends in its destruction and his death. Also absent from the book is Diana's raison d'etre: to defeat Ares. The battle with Ares never occurs. Altogether...this is a crap book. The only pluses are the photos spliced in the middle. I read this because of my obsession with the movie and it counts toward my 2017 Reading Challenge.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whizzed through the book in a matter of a few hours in a sitting. A fast and pleasurable. now i can put names to things i didn't know of. the glow in the lasso, the yank and wrap that it can do, the silver bracelet that shield WM from bullets by bouncing off to the extend of reaching the gunmen, the amazon armour that is so dashingly donned on her figure yet emitting such heroine aura. I am a fan of Wonder Woman.

[Amanda (TheBookwormAdventures) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

Very watered down - I get that it is a kid's book, but they changed the ending completely. Ares was only briefly mentioned throughout, definitely not in keeping with the plot of the movie, where Diana was obsessed with finding him.

[Jyoti · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only a portion of the story

Sorry to see that this is basically the screen play of the movie...about two thirds of the movie. I was hoping to learn more about the Amazon's or about Ares, but no. And the end of the story is absent.

[marissa di vita · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75 ⭐️ pretty quick read. maybe my rating is biased bc i’m a 17-year-old reading a film’s junior novel and also i never even liked the wonder woman movie but like idk this book just wasn’t for me i’m sorry 🥹 but def recommend for little kids who love wonder woman!!

[Annybell Cruz · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75

[Mary A. Muchowicz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A junior novel suitable for kids that gives a condensed version of the recent movie although it has a slightly different ending. A quick and enjoyable read.

[Becky S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It skipped too many parts and really missed the whole point of things in the end. And what is with the parts about how babies are made?

[Karen Anderson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Birthday gift from the nieces. I'm definitely not the target age for it. Written like a screen play - jumps in scenes.

[Candy · Rating 1 out of 5]

The movie is better

[Nadine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why couldn't the film end like this??? 😭😭😭

[Raven Black · Rating 1 out of 5]

Novelizations rarely work out

[Kaylee · Rating 4 out of 5]

i like it it rally good i would read it agina i like how it was just like the the moive , wich is so good i like the whole the thing am just out wrolds

[Munaya Al salhee · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a nice a quick read but I prefer the movie LOL

[aven · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book just pulled me out of a reading slump, fun read!!

[Vanessa Rizvanovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5 I just love wonder woman so much.

[whyisjackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 ⭐
Si no hay romance con Steve NO LO QUIERO

[Linda]

An abridged version of the story, this is based on the movie. I keep confusing the movie and the Leigh Bardugo Warbringer book in my head, so it was good to read through this and note the differences.
I love how this was done - it wasn't dumbed down, but it cuts out or truncates a lot of scenes that aren't appropriate for children. The climax of the story is, well... missing. There is no epic battle with Mars, and really, there is no rationale for how Diana thinks she can stop the war.
But. It is a good introduction to Wonder Woman for young kids.