Sidekicks
Look up in the sky! It's a BOLD new graphic novel about SUPERHERO PETS!Captain Amazing, superhero and savior of Metro City, is getting old. He's out all hours battling arch-villains, catching thieves, and helping little old ladies cross the street. He doesn't even have time for his house full of...
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Look up in the sky! It's a BOLD new graphic novel about SUPERHERO PETS!Captain Amazing, superhero and savior of Metro City, is getting old. He's out all hours battling arch-villains, catching thieves, and helping little old ladies cross the street. He doesn't even have time for his house full of pets. He needs - a SIDEKICK!Captain Amazing's four pets agree. But each one of them thinks HE should get the sidekick spot - and a chance for one-on-one time with the Captain. Get ready for sibling rivalry royale as pets with superpowers duke it out for the one thing they all want - a super family.A BOLD and BRILLIANT graphic novel romp by whiz kid Dan Santat.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439298117 (0439298113)
Publish date: July 1st 2011
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Humor,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Animals,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Superheroes
I mainly read this one for superhero "Every Child Has a Hero" summer reading theme. It fits in perfectly and is definitely something I want to use for a display or future summer book club meeting. When Captain America declares he is too old and needs a partner/sidekick his pets decide their the p...
This was a really cute story about a super hero and his pets. Captain Amazing is an aging super hero. He needs a new sidekick and his pets, desperate to spend more time with him, are determined to get picked at the sidekick auditions. A fun quick read graphic novel, this story is just as much abo...
The aging superhero has been neglecting his pets, who are all eager to become his new, official sidekick. it's a lot of fun, mostly about how the two smallest, a hamster and a chameleon, can find the courage to fight wrongs. Oh, and there's a lot about the animals bonding together. The weird thing i...