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Summary

 A humorous standalone superhero story about a boy who is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with his grandfather on an island of superheroes and supervillains. 

Stats

Genre: Tween (10-14) superhero spoof 

Series length: Standalone book

Violence: Moderate comic book violence

Magic/Supernatural: Moderate  

Romance: Light 

Christian/spiritual element: Subtle, implied Christian elements

Recommendation: Geared more for boys, but girls who like superhero stories and spoofs would enjoy it too.

You might like this book if you liked... 
Marvel and D. C. comics

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Opening Lines: 

Chester the Jester cocked his head to one side, and the bells on his tasseled hat jingled in the cold night air. A puff of surprise came out of his mouth, but his thumb didn't waver from the orange button on the detonator. His barest twitch could set off the explosives packed like bats on the underside of the bridge.

The Black Vulture felt grim satisfaction to have caught his old nemesis off guard. He repeated his offer. "Don't look so confused, Chester. I give you my word. Turn yourself in, and I'll retire. I'll hang up the cape."

Capeville: The Death of the Black Vulture 
by Matt Mikalatos

Psycho mass murderers can wreck your summer so fast.

John Ajax planned to spend every sun-filled summer day playing Tread Battalion 2 with his friends. Then a super-powered goon tried to kidnap him, and his parents freaked out and sent him to "hide" in Capeville… a city populated entirely with superheroes and villains. It might be okay if he could fly, or shoot laser beams out of his eyes, or crush a brick in his bare hands. Instead he has a drill-sergeant grandfather, a crush on his boss (Jupiter Girl, a flying, brick-crushing, psychic powerhouse. No laser eyes.) and a best friend with speedster powers and poor impulse control. To make matters worse, the aforementioned psycho mass murderer is trying to kill every super-powered person in the city.

​If that happens John will lose his job, the respect of Jupiter Girl, and his best friend, too. So mass murder, that's where John plans to draw the line. He may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but maybe, just maybe, John can still be a hero.

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