Character Profile
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SummarySometimes you don’t choose to be a superhero; sometimes being a superhero chooses you…
These superhero-styled stories have great play-on-words, delightful sibling interactions, and plenty of action, making them humorous, fast reads that emphasize the importance of family and working together. StatsGenre: Midgrade (8-12 years) superhero
Series length: Three books Violence: Moderate fantasy violence Magic/Supernatural: Most elements are attributed to technology. However, there is a minor and questionable element pertaining to the protagonist' dad, possibly implying his dad managed to contact him from beyond the grave. Romance: None Christian/spiritual element: Light and subtle Recommendation: Excellent for boys or geeky girls who like superheroes You might like this book if you liked... Marvel comics or the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan To Purchase
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I sat at my desk chair and aimed the grocery-store checkout scanner at my forehead, hoping the trigger's noise wouldn't wake my sister. I glanced at her, asleep in bed. When it's time for school, she can sleep through an atomic blast, but let me try to sneak ice cream at midnight, and she shows up in her padded Tigger slippers with a big spoon in her hand. I swear those slippers turn her into a Ninja. Taking a deep breath, I pulled the trigger. A bright light flashed for a split second, and a soft beep sounded twice. |
Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World
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I stood next to the ruins of the Stellar Building, set a fake replica of my superhero device on the ground, and aimed my paintball rifle at Sam. "Ready?" About fifteen paces away, she planted her sneakered feet on the sidewalk near a rainwater puddle. The sun cast morning rays on her as the autumn breeze flapped her purple cape and black skirt, her skin protected from the cool air by long sleeves and thick leggings. She tightened her gadgets belt and called, "Fire away. Princess Queenie Unicorn Iris Ponyrider isn't scared to be shot by Prince Edward Lionhearted Oscar Fruitloops Thunderman." |
Hertz To Be a Hero
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I stood at the center of the hospital's physical therapy room. Mobile beds lined the walls, all turned so the young occupants could see me. "Then when the octopus grabbed Sam," I said as I acted out the scene, "it tried to drag her into the moat while she hung on to a tree root with both hands." The children gasped. Sam, standing next to me and wearing her usual purple shirt and cape, black skirt and leggings, and silver gadgets belt, used sign language to translate for Maddie, a deaf girl who sat propped up in a bed directly in front of us. Maddie gasped as well. |
Antigravity Heroes
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