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Intrusos: El misterio del lago
Gabby Woods loves a mystery, but is breaking into an abandoned lake house going too far to uncover the truth?
Thirteen-year-old Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby befriends Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. To gather clues about the missing couple, Paige coaxes Gabby into trespassing, even though she knows it's wrong. Yet, each sneaky visit to the abandoned lake house uncovers new mysteries. With suspicions mounting about foul play, Gabby must decide what she's willing to risk to uncover the truth, or if solving this mystery -- and keeping her friendship with Paige -- are more trouble than they're worth.
Thirteen-year-old Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby befriends Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. To gather clues about the missing couple, Paige coaxes Gabby into trespassing, even though she knows it's wrong. Yet, each sneaky visit to the abandoned lake house uncovers new mysteries. With suspicions mounting about foul play, Gabby must decide what she's willing to risk to uncover the truth, or if solving this mystery -- and keeping her friendship with Paige -- are more trouble than they're worth.
264 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 2020
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May 10, 2021
A good one for middle grade beginners.
Or for anyone who wants to start reading graphic novels with a touch of murder mystery.
The graphics are pretty nice, easy to the eyes. The dialogues well fit and the characters are distinct.
However, a few characters are quite unlikeable as kids but things work out in the end. But I would have loved the read more if the family issues other family/neighbours got handled better instead of leaving them altogether.
I could relate to Gabby the most. She would read 24x7 if she's allowed to. Otherwise her parents are focused on having her and her siblings to make the most of their short vacation in their cottage.
The kids try to solve a mystery which may or may not involve a murder which happened to a beautiful, eerie palace like neighbouring house.
The artstyle is good and consistent till the end. However, more character involvement and plot development would have made everything far more better.
I loved the understanding parents.
And all's well that ends well.
A fun, refreshing read.
Or for anyone who wants to start reading graphic novels with a touch of murder mystery.
The graphics are pretty nice, easy to the eyes. The dialogues well fit and the characters are distinct.
However, a few characters are quite unlikeable as kids but things work out in the end. But I would have loved the read more if the family issues other family/neighbours got handled better instead of leaving them altogether.
I could relate to Gabby the most. She would read 24x7 if she's allowed to. Otherwise her parents are focused on having her and her siblings to make the most of their short vacation in their cottage.
The kids try to solve a mystery which may or may not involve a murder which happened to a beautiful, eerie palace like neighbouring house.
The artstyle is good and consistent till the end. However, more character involvement and plot development would have made everything far more better.
I loved the understanding parents.
And all's well that ends well.
A fun, refreshing read.
May 19, 2021
3.5 Stars
This was so cute! Perfect for middle grade readers ✨
This was so cute! Perfect for middle grade readers ✨
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January 16, 2021Tryin to read more middle grade for work- this one was actually really good! Really captured the feeling of a summer vacation at the lake with your childhood best friends.
April 3, 2022
A whole batch of new graphic novels arrived, so I'm reading them all before sending them out to kids. This one was different and grabbed my attention: Gabby and her family head to their summer cabin on the lake and she spends most of her time either reading or writing her own mystery. When a beautiful cabin on a ledge is empty with an unknown story behind it, Gabby starts inventing the story of why the owners suddenly disappeared and left the place. A mystery within a graphic novel, and it involves alleged murder (this is the part that young readers are craving!). Lots of fun details in the book, and I also loved the tension caused by the girl who lived next door as she was edgy and was all about breaking the rules when Gabby doesn't typically do that.
May 13, 2024
My 10-year-old suggested that I read this book after he read it in a day. He usually talks to me about the books he reads, but this time he was really excited for me to read the book too. The Woods family goes to their lake house like they do every summer, but this year siblings Gabby and Simon stumble upon a mystery. The writer in Gabby can’t resist investigating it and, along with her new friends, gets in over her head. The characters are well-developed and you learn a lot about them. I admit I was a bit surprised by that as someone who does not read many graphic novels. Overall, it was a delightful read and my kid and I look forward to reading more from this author!
May 3, 2020
Mix a mystery with a graphic novel and I’m all in. It was fun watching Gabby and her new friend gather clues to solve a local mystery. While I did not like the breaking and entering scene, I appreciated that the girls had to question the risks they were willing to take to solve a mystery and uncover the truth. I know elementary age students are going to enjoy this mystery that is full of adventure and imagination.
May 12, 2020
My 8 year old daughter and I both read Trespassers. My daughter is an advanced reader for her age and loves graphic novels, but I find many of them have themes that just seem too old and inappropriate for her. Many of the kids graphic novels we've encountered involve a lot of teenage crushes/relationships and ruthless schemes to get back at bullies. I appreciate that Trespassers has absolutely none of that drama. In fact it even introduces some nuance around the mean kid storyline that I have felt to be missing from many books written for this level. Paige is often rude and a troublemaker, but Gabby befriends her, gets to know her, and learns the root of the reason why she acts out in these ways. I'd much rather raise an empathetic kid who befriends the "bad kids" than one who constantly focuses on how terrible those kids are and goes out of their way to fight them. The girls both learn ways in which they've each created harm based on their actions and are better for it.
The mystery in this book invites more curiosity than fear. There is nothing scary about it for a child to read. Some of the speculation around the mystery did require a little explanation on my part as there were two terms "criminal defense attorney" and "affair" that my daughter did not know. I didn't love that some of the speculation involved an affair, but it was very tame in its context and was easy to explain to my daughter in an age appropriate way.
The best part of the book for me was the incredible detail in the beautiful illustrations. It brought back memories of family vacations for me especially in the tiny details Bard included in some of the frames. Specific frames related to details within the country market and the cabin come to mind like the one where she draws the stack of games in the game cabinet. I appreciate how much detail she puts into the landscape of the outdoor drawings. I can't imagine what an undertaking all of that was. I'd buy the book for the illustrations alone, but the story was also a compelling read for all ages.
The mystery in this book invites more curiosity than fear. There is nothing scary about it for a child to read. Some of the speculation around the mystery did require a little explanation on my part as there were two terms "criminal defense attorney" and "affair" that my daughter did not know. I didn't love that some of the speculation involved an affair, but it was very tame in its context and was easy to explain to my daughter in an age appropriate way.
The best part of the book for me was the incredible detail in the beautiful illustrations. It brought back memories of family vacations for me especially in the tiny details Bard included in some of the frames. Specific frames related to details within the country market and the cabin come to mind like the one where she draws the stack of games in the game cabinet. I appreciate how much detail she puts into the landscape of the outdoor drawings. I can't imagine what an undertaking all of that was. I'd buy the book for the illustrations alone, but the story was also a compelling read for all ages.
November 28, 2019
Trespassers is a well-illustrated, realistic family drama with a murder mystery to solve. This graphic novel has far more to the plot than most and its art and limited text will draw in the usual reluctant reader as well as those who enjoy the genre but need more character and story development. Gabby and Paige are unlikely partners or friends, but a week in the woods cause both to happen. Siblings Morgan, Bryan, and Simon provide additional personalities and add much to the dynamics of two very different families. The three star rating stems solely from the continual disobedience of 4 out of 5 of the kids and the almost complete lack of any real consequences for their disrespect of property and their elders and even breaking and entering on multiple occasions. Libraries serving grades 3-6 with a high volume of turnover in its graphic novel section may well want to consider this one unless the earlier mentioned shortcomings will cause teacher or parent grumbling. No profanity, sexual content or violence outside some rated G musings about the possible murder.
February 13, 2020
I know that others mentioned below not enjoying the "criminal" aspect of the storyline, but I love the imagination component. I feel like it is completely missing from so many students any more, and that's exactly how I played as a young kid. I loved creating mysteries, especially murder mysteries with creepy old houses. I think it's a great story, and a great graphic novel addition to middle grade classrooms.
September 22, 2020
This book talked about Peoria a little, how random!
February 5, 2022
A family of 5 returns to their lake house for the summer and middle child Gabby gets caught up in the mystery of a glamourous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. Gabby and her brother meet some kids staying on the lake and they decide to team up to solve the mystery. I didn’t like that Paige and her brother had to be the “snarky” hoodlums of the story. I also don’t like that they had to veer into illegal territory in a middle grade graphic novel. I find it hard to believe that strait laced Gabby would get so caught up in figuring out the mystery that she would do some of the things she did.
While the mystery is solved there were other parts to the story that I felt warranted more page time than it got. Loved the artwork, and wouldn’t mind seeing this become a series. I’ll be keeping Breena Bard on my radar.
While the mystery is solved there were other parts to the story that I felt warranted more page time than it got. Loved the artwork, and wouldn’t mind seeing this become a series. I’ll be keeping Breena Bard on my radar.
May 22, 2020
Trespassers is a summer vacation story with a mystery to solve. Gabby is a writer who loves a good mystery and she finds one on her doorstep when her family goes to stay at their lake house over summer. Who lives in the fancy house high on the lake edge and what is the connection to the family’s neighbour Gene? As Gabby and her new friend come up with theories they write their own mystery story.
The highlight of this graphic novel for me is Breena’s illustrations. I especially like the parts where Gabby is writing her story as Breena has made the illustrations look black and white with wavy panels.
Kids who love graphic novels will gobble this up and be calling for more.
The highlight of this graphic novel for me is Breena’s illustrations. I especially like the parts where Gabby is writing her story as Breena has made the illustrations look black and white with wavy panels.
Kids who love graphic novels will gobble this up and be calling for more.
August 4, 2020
Middle schooler, Gabby Woods, is an avid reader and writer who prefers spending time with her fictional characters instead of in reality. During her family's annual summer vacation to their cottage, Gabby starts writing a murder mystery that gets a bit out of hand when the new kids next door get involved.
As a Wisconsin educator, I love that this story was set at a cottage in northern Wisconsin and that the author got her inspiration from her Wisconsin childhood!
As a Wisconsin educator, I love that this story was set at a cottage in northern Wisconsin and that the author got her inspiration from her Wisconsin childhood!
January 1, 2021
Gabby is an avid reader who tries to write a mystery novel at her family’s lake cabin. She takes real life inspiration from an abandoned lake house and ends up teaming up with the new juvenile delinquent next door. She finds out a lot about herself and others along the way.
June 4, 2020
Fun summer graphic novel read with enough depth to be a page turner
August 23, 2020
Really good story. Sort of a mystery or rather writing of a mystery. Also about friendship and how to make a friend.
Will gladly recommend this book.
Will gladly recommend this book.
October 20, 2020
I enjoyed this mystery graphic novel about family, friendship, and lake life. This is a good one for probably 5th grade and up.
March 21, 2021
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November 15, 2021I absolutely adored this
May 13, 2022
Cute story.
July 28, 2024
Good book for middle grade. There are very few graphic novels that are mystery books.
May 11, 2020
A mystery graphic novel that my 4th and 5th grade student readers will love!
August 12, 2024
Maravilloso en todos los sentidos ✨💚
May 7, 2020
5 stars because my students will LOVE this! Definitely will appeal to it’s middle grade target audience!
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May 15, 2023it was really good
March 26, 2022
A sweet middle grade graphic novel that made my Wisconsin heart so full.
May 5, 2020
I’ve read a lot of MG graphic novels and this one is one of the more unique ones. I really loved the setting but I wanted more of the characters as opposed to the mystery. Recommended for readers on the older end of middle grade.
July 16, 2020
I really enjoyed the majority of the book, but the ending kind of left me with a sour taste. Gabby's relationship with her family is great. It's realistic and healthy, with normal and believable conflicts that are resolved in equally believable ways. And I liked Gabby for most of the book. I would have taken just as many books on a weeklong trip to a cabin at her age, and her flights of imagination about the local mystery (a wealthy husband and wife vanished decades ago) start out totally relatable.
But then those flights of imagination go totally out the window, ending up with her trying to break into the home of a lifelong family friend because she suddenly suspects him of murder. Not only does she got off wildly lightly (I would have been much more angry if I were him, but it just gets shrugged off) the actual solution to the mystery is underwhelming and calls the rest of the book into question. Which is all really disappointing, because I had been really enjoying the book up to that point.
But then those flights of imagination go totally out the window, ending up with her trying to break into the home of a lifelong family friend because she suddenly suspects him of murder. Not only does she got off wildly lightly (I would have been much more angry if I were him, but it just gets shrugged off) the actual solution to the mystery is underwhelming and calls the rest of the book into question. Which is all really disappointing, because I had been really enjoying the book up to that point.
December 23, 2019
I swear to you that May 5, 2020 is the most stacked book release day all year, and I'm so glad I was able to get a head start on my reading for those releases by getting an early copy of Trespassers by Breena Bard. Perfect for fans of Raina Telegemeir and the BSC graphic novels, this book hits shelves May 5, 2020, and you're going to want to read it!
Gabby and her family (1 sister, 1 brother, mom and dad) head off on their annual vacation to a cottage in the Great Lakes area, and Gabby, who always has her nose in a book, is a little more reserved. Enter Paige and Bryan, the new kids next door who like getting into trouble. The families don't meld easily, but when Gabby starts writing a story about the mysterious, abandoned mansion on the bluff, she and Paige begin to bond over the writing process and what might have been an unsolved double murder.
What happened to the people who lived there? How does it affect their life at the lake now? Mystery solving meets lake vacation meets family issues (relocation for a job and siblings) and you've got a great growing up graphic novel perfect for mystery lovers and middle graders alike.
Gabby and her family (1 sister, 1 brother, mom and dad) head off on their annual vacation to a cottage in the Great Lakes area, and Gabby, who always has her nose in a book, is a little more reserved. Enter Paige and Bryan, the new kids next door who like getting into trouble. The families don't meld easily, but when Gabby starts writing a story about the mysterious, abandoned mansion on the bluff, she and Paige begin to bond over the writing process and what might have been an unsolved double murder.
What happened to the people who lived there? How does it affect their life at the lake now? Mystery solving meets lake vacation meets family issues (relocation for a job and siblings) and you've got a great growing up graphic novel perfect for mystery lovers and middle graders alike.
May 11, 2021
The main family seemed likable. The main character was a reader/writer (which I enjoyed), but she was given a hard time about it (which I did not enjoy). The elderly neighbor was nice. I liked him a lot.
The neighbor kids were SO RUDE throughout this entire book, I could hardly stand it. Talk about being bad influences! Breaking and entering, name-calling, peer-pressure, lying, to name a few. And when the daughter’s lying was brought to light, her parents just LAUGHED about it?!
Lessons learned: Don’t just let your kids hang out with anybody. I felt like the more the kids hung out with the neighbor kids, the more rude and willing to break rules they got. Be careful who you choose to spend your time with. Evil company corrupts good morals.
I wouldn’t care for my kids to read this. Its few redeeming qualities don’t outweigh the problems I have with it. It’d be one thing if there was some resolution to their behavior, but it makes it seem like all of it is okay. Rude? I have to be for him to listen to me. Lying? I was embarrassed of what my parents do for a living. Peer-pressure? You’re boring and need to be more fun. Breaking and entering? Live a little. 😒🙄
The neighbor kids were SO RUDE throughout this entire book, I could hardly stand it. Talk about being bad influences! Breaking and entering, name-calling, peer-pressure, lying, to name a few. And when the daughter’s lying was brought to light, her parents just LAUGHED about it?!
Lessons learned: Don’t just let your kids hang out with anybody. I felt like the more the kids hung out with the neighbor kids, the more rude and willing to break rules they got. Be careful who you choose to spend your time with. Evil company corrupts good morals.
I wouldn’t care for my kids to read this. Its few redeeming qualities don’t outweigh the problems I have with it. It’d be one thing if there was some resolution to their behavior, but it makes it seem like all of it is okay. Rude? I have to be for him to listen to me. Lying? I was embarrassed of what my parents do for a living. Peer-pressure? You’re boring and need to be more fun. Breaking and entering? Live a little. 😒🙄
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