QuadCities.com article on the Texas Library Association, Little Maverick List
Jonathan Turner’s article on the Texas Library Association, Little Maverick List.
An article about Jason Platt's, Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist! in the Texas Library Association, Little Maverick List, by Jonathan Turner.
Operation Hat Heist makes the Texas Library Association, Little Maverick reading list!
Jason Platt’s middle-grade graphic novel, Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist! makes the Texas Library Association, Little Maverick reading list for grades 3-5.
Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist, Quad-Cities author-illustrator Jason Platt’s second graphic novel, has been named to the Texas Library Association’s 2021 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List. The TLA is the country’s largest state library association. Platt’s debut graphic novel, Middle School Misadventures, was named to the 2020 list as well.
Released on Dec. 1, the list is a recommended reading list of 83 graphic novels nationwide designed for children in grades K-5. The books were selected by public and school librarians who are members of the Texas Library Association’s Children’s Round Table, which promotes services to children and young people. MSM: Operation Hat Heist is one of 51 books selected for the grades 3-5 category.
View the complete 2021 list at https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/little-maverick/current-list/
Published by Little, Brown for Young Readers (LBYR), a division of Hachette Book Group, the Middle School Misadventures series features a group of friends as they navigate the ins and outs of middle school and its unpredictable predicaments.
In Platt’s second Middle School Misadventures graphic novel, main character Newell’s favorite hat gets taken away at school. With the help of his most talented friends, he concocts the perfect plan to get it back. Operation: Hat Heist is a go!
Geared toward children 8-12 years of age, the 232-page book is available in both paperback and hardcover form through various retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
About the author
Platt is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) with a degree in illustration. In 2015 he was accepted by unanimous vote into the National Cartoonists Society.
About the Texas Library Association
The Texas Library Association (TLA) was established in 1902 to promote, support, and improve library services in Texas. It is the largest state library association in the U.S. Its 6,000+ members represent all library types: academic, public, school and special. Learn more at https://txla.org/.
Plot summary from Little, Brown for Young Readers - www.lbyr.com
In Jason Platt’s second Middle School Misadventures graphic novel, Newell’s favorite hat gets taken away! With the help of his most talented friends, he concocts the perfect plan to get it back. Operation: Hat Heist is a go!
Newell’s favorite show of all time is The Captain! Newell is beyond excited when he learns that the Captain himself, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, will be at Monster Comic Con. He can’t wait to meet The Captain wearing his once-worn-by-The-Captain WWII crusher hat that his dad gave him. But when Newell brings the hat to school, it gets stolen from his backpack! Fart.
When Newell finally spots the culprit wearing his hat in the hall, Mr. Todd confiscates it and reminds the students, “There are no hats to be worn in school!”
Double fart. What will Newell do?! He wants his hat back so he doesn’t let his dad down and so he can impress his hero, but Mr. Todd refuses to return it! Just when Newell is about to give up, he receives a note from 8th grader Ethan: “I have an idea. Also, bring your friends. They can help too.” Can Newell, Ethan, and this ragtag group of friends pull off the perfect hat heist?
In this fun and imaginative full-color graphic novel, Jason Platt sends fast-talking, daydreaming, Newell on another desperate quest to save his favorite hat before he meets his all-time hero.
Operation Hat Heist Review
A review of my latest book, Middle School Misadventures: Operation: Hat Heist!
Smash Pages Q&A: Jason Platt
A great write up and interview with Alex Dueben, where we talk about Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist!, heist films and my newest character, The Captain!
Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist! Blog tour!
Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist! blog tour!
It’s a weird time to be promoting a book, but if there is anything fun to do during this time of self-quarantining is reading! And below is a link to all these awesome bloggers who will have fun and exciting interviews with me, along with reviews and discussions.
I think I’ve read about six to seven books so far during this run of self-quarantining. How about you? How many books have you dived into?
Jason Platt, Drew Brockington, and Lucy Podmore discuss graphic novels
Jason Platt and Drew Brockington discuss the joys of writing and reading graphic novels with Lucy Podmore!
An interview with Jason Platt, Drew Brockington and Lucy Podmore talk about the experiences of creating graphic novels and their love for the art form.
The Captain!
In anticipation of Middle School Misadventures: Operation: Hat Heist!, I have written and illustrated a short mini-comic adventure of Newell’s favorite TV show, The Captain!
In my upcoming graphic novel, “Middle School Misadventures: Operation: Hat Heist!”, the follow up to, “Middle School Misadventures”, we find out that one of Newell’s favorite TV shows is the space adventure called, “The Captain”. The Captain is a WWII bomber pilot who finds himself lost in space and in front of adventures aplenty. Newell loves the show so much that he even has a crusher cap just like TheCaptain wears. It’s his favorite hat.
In, “Operation: Hat Heist!” we see clips–or moments–of the show that Newell loves so much. And as I was writing these moments I realized that I wanted to see more of them! I wanted to read more about The Captain and the crew of their ship, the NBB-1 (otherwise known as The Nubby)! And I realized that if I wanted to read more adventures with them, you might too.
So I have written a short 4 part mini-adventure with The Captain and crew of the NBB-1. It has everything that you might hope for; adventure, comedy and thrilling cliff hangers.
I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did writing and drawing it for you!
Click the link below!
Q-C students get free tickets, new guide for symphony concerts
DAVENPORT — Area students, from preschool through high school, can get free tickets to any Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concert and enjoy a new program guide created for them.
On Saturday night, the Adler Theatre will fill 700 free seats by students in the Rock Island junior high and high school orchestras, Moline instrumental programs and Pleasant Valley Junior High — along with their family — for the QCSO’s program honoring Leonard Bernstein’s centennial.
Jason Platt's new "Masterpets" comic re-imagines music greats Miles Davis and Leonard Bernstein.
Davenport illustrator wins big graphic novel contract
A longtime dream has come true for Jason Platt, a Davenport-based illustrator, actor and playwright.
His first two graphic novels, based on his 9-year-old comic series "Mister & Me," will be published in 2019 and 2020 by Little, Brown and Company, one of the country’s oldest publishing houses.
Aimed at middle-grade children, the new series "Mister's Misadventures in Middle School" will launch with Newell trying to avoid summer school by participating in a talent show — despite having no idea what his talent is.
Jason Platt, a freelance illustrator, works out of his Davenport home.
This cartoon shows the story behind the QC Symphony’s next performance
When Jason Platt got turned onto classical music as a 20-something, he remembers some of his college friends asking him, “How old are you now? Aren’t you young and hip anymore?”
Two decades later, Platt, now 44, still finds himself sticking up for his love of classical music and combating the stigma that it’s “stuffy and only for a certain kind of people.”
“The energy of being there and seeing it live in front of your eyes is so special,” Platt said. “You’re a part of it. That's something that everyone can enjoy, no matter how old you are."
In his latest endeavor, the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra commissioned Platt, a Davenport-based freelance cartoonist, to create a five-part video series telling the story behind “Symphonie fantastique,” which the symphony will perform on Oct. 7 at the Adler Theatre, kicking off its Masterworks series.
To kick off the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks series, which opens Oct. 7 at the Adler Theatre, the orchestra will release a five-part cartoon video series telling the story behind one of the featured compositions, “Symphonie fantastique.” The videos will be released next week, starting Monday at 4 p.m. on the organization’s Facebook page.