Chapter 1, The Map Summary

Bone: Out of Boneville by Jeff Smith is a young adult graphic novel is a tale of good versus evil. As the first book in a series of nine, the story follows three cousins as they are seek to find one another after being separated. Evil rat creatures plot to kill them, and a red dragon, along with a host of new friends, save them at every turn. The Bones discover that good consistently triumphs over evil, and that love and friendship overcome all obstacles.

Chapter 1 introduces the three Bone cousins, those of Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone. Phoney Bone, in a sweater with a star on the chest, has been run out of Boneville for his shady business dealings, and Fone Bone has helped him to escape to the desert, along with Smiley Bone. Phoney Bone...