{"id":11135,"date":"2020-04-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11135"},"modified":"2020-04-17T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T14:44:12","slug":"o-is-the-oracle-code-graphic-novel-mystery-by-marieke-nijkamp-manuel-preitano-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11135","title":{"rendered":"O is THE ORACLE CODE  graphic novel mystery, by Marieke Nijkamp &#038; Manuel Preitano (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"297\" data-attachment-id=\"11137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=11137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?fit=692%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"692,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ORACLECODE_CVR_-692&amp;#215;1024-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?fit=692%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?resize=201%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of The Oracle Code: a Graphic Novel, by Marieke Nijkamp &amp; Manuel Preitano. Published by DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-11137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?resize=201%2C297&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?resize=101%2C150&amp;ssl=1 101w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Brilliant hacker,<br>devoted friend,<br>her life shattered by one shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bullet meant for someone else puts Babs in the Arkham Center for Independence, where the Gotham City teen will learn <a href=\"https:\/\/askus-resource-center.unitedspinal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"everything about being a wheelchair users (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">everything about being a wheelchair users<\/a> &#8211; or so says the Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;d rather be in her own Gotham City bedroom, wondering what case her police commissioner father is on now, gaming with Ben to earn her own hacker name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mansion was modernized for ACI and its residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shepherd.org\/patient-programs\/spinal-cord-injury\/adolescent-program\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"differing physical abilities (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">differing physical abilities<\/a>, but old secrets and shadows linger in its halls and walls &#8211; secrets that Babs and new friend Jena will puzzle out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where did Jena&#8217;s brother Michael go?<br>Why does the Director insist he was never at ACI?<br>Can Babs hack the Center&#8217;s computers to get the truth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jena is released from ACI but doesn&#8217;t say goodbye to anyone, Babs knows she&#8217;s been &#8220;disappeared&#8221; like other kids\u2026 now to discover where Jena really is and rescue her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When life puts limits on you, what&#8217;s next?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: The Oracle Code: a Graphic Novel \/ Marieke Nijkamp (author), Manuel Preitano (illustrator, colorist), Jordie Bellaire (colorist), Clayton Cowles (letterer). DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults, 2020.  [<a aria-label=\"author site (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/the-oracle-code\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\">author site<\/a>]  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManuelPre\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[illustrator Facebook (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">[illustrator Facebook<\/a>]  [<a aria-label=\"publisher site (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic-novels\/the-oracle-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"714\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9s0ZicTDQ0U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brilliant hacker,devoted friend,her life shattered by one shot. A bullet meant for someone else puts Babs in the Arkham Center for Independence, where the Gotham City teen will learn everything about being a wheelchair users &#8211; or so says the Director. She&#8217;d rather be in her own Gotham City bedroom, wondering what case her police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,237,19,80,51,41],"tags":[10,75,11,20,5,70,16,196,250,40,44,36,27,49,186,15,21,57,35,33,58,3,53,8,28],"class_list":["post-11135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternate-history","category-diverse-books","category-fiction","category-graphic-novel","category-mystery","category-paranormal","tag-a2z","tag-brothers","tag-communication","tag-conflict","tag-coping","tag-crime","tag-determination","tag-disability","tag-disaster","tag-fathers","tag-friendship","tag-independence","tag-medical","tag-memories","tag-new-york","tag-relationships","tag-self-image","tag-sisters","tag-surprises","tag-survival","tag-technology","tag-teens","tag-us-artist","tag-us-author","tag-villains"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ORACLECODE_CVR_-692x1024-1.jpg?fit=692%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11139,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135\/revisions\/11139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}