Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. — Content Guide for Parents
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- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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- Profanity
- Profanity: No source describes the language in the book's text, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Meanwhile is a wholly original story of invention, discovery, and saving the world, told through a system of tabs that take you forward, backward, upside down, and right side up again. Each read creates a new adventure!
Awards and praise for Jason Shiga
2004 Eisner Award
2003 Ignatz Award
2007 Stumpton Trophy Award
1999 Xeric Grant Recipient
“Crazy + Genius = Shiga” —Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics
“If humankind ever finds itself at the brink of its own destruction and I am given the task to fill a small, space-bound time capsule with a collection of ten graphic novels that would present to alien eyes the best that the cartoonists of Earth had to offer the universe, Jason Shiga's Meanwhile would surely be among my picks.” —Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese
“A creator of comix that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed, and cleverly put together.” —Time online
“Meanwhile is a wallop of a book/graphic novel! It delivers action, choices, problem solving, and engagement. And it reminds me of my own efforts in writing Choose Your Own Adventure, which I take as a great compliment coming from Jason Shiga. I wish I had written this book! Run, don’t walk, to your favorite bookseller and pick up a copy!” —R. A. Montgomery, Choose Your Own Adventure author
“Ingenious” —Edward Packard, Choose Your Own Adventure author
Frequently asked questions
Is Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. appropriate for a 7-year-old?
In some paths a machine called the Killitron can kill everyone outside it, and many endings end in the death of Jimmy and the world. Reviewers describe some dark story paths, including a disturbing backstory and the end of the world, though the tone is often described as funny.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have violence?
Found (Supporting): In some paths a machine called the Killitron can kill everyone outside it, and many endings end in the death of Jimmy and the world.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have scary content?
Found (Brief): Reviewers describe some dark story paths, including a disturbing backstory and the end of the world, though the tone is often described as funny.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: No source describes the language in the book's text, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Meanwhile Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
