Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy, Book 2: The Return of Meteor Boy?, The (The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy)
Boniface, William
uh-oh!
the Super Town Of Superopolis Is Hiding A Gigantic Secret! Years Ago, A Young Superhero Named Meteor Boy Mysteriously Vanished During A Dangerous Mission. But What Really Happened To Him?
not Only That!
there May Be More To The Meteor Boy Secret Than Anybody Suspected! As Ordinary Boy Begins To Investigate, He Discovers That Nobody Knows Where Meteor Boy Came From In The First Place . . . And Clues Start To Indicate That He May In Fact Still Be Alive.
who Is Meteor Boy?
as The Amazing Indestructo Plots To Exploit The Memory Of Meteor Boy For Profit, Ordinary Boy Knows That The Time Has Come To Solve The Mystery Once And For All. And Then Superopolis Will Finally Know The Real Truth About Meteor Boy. . . .
in A Town Where Everyone Is Extraordinary, This Might Just Be A Job For . . . Ordinary Boy.
children's Literature
ordinary Boy Is The Only Powerless Kid In Superopolis, A Community Of Superheroes With Powers Of Varying Degrees Of Usefulness. As The Second Title Of The Extraordinary Adventures Of Ordinary Boy Begins, Ordinary Boy Faces The Humiliating Prospect Of Being Picked For Dodge Ball Teams In A Class Where Everyone Else Has A Superpower. Even Though Ob (ordinary Boy) And His Teammates Are Defeated In The Game, He Makes An Interesting Discovery In A Trap Door Under The Stage That Promises To Change Life As He Knows It. Ob Finds That Things Are Not Always As They Seem, As He Battles Hippie Villain Superheroes And Superheroes Obsessed With Product Endorsements In His Attempts To Keep Superopolis Safewhile Also Somehow Managing To Finish His Science Fair Project With An Impossible Partner. This Is Not Your Father's Superhero Story But Rather An Updated Version Complete With Wacky Science Fiction And A Time Machine. The Cast Of Characters, Including Plasma Girl, Stench, Invisiboy, And The Bee Lady Among Others, Makes The Tale, As Ob Is Constantly Referring To His Illustrated li'l Hero's Handbook To Refresh His Knowledge Of The Superheroes Or Other Aspects Of Superopolis He Encounters Along The Way. Boniface Delivers An Intelligent, Hilarious, Modern Twist On The Genre Of The Traditional Superhero Tale.
Name in long format: | Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy, Book 2: The Return of Meteor Boy?, The (The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy) |
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ISBN-10: | 0060774681 |
ISBN-13: | 9780060774684 |
Book pages: | 344 |
Book language: | en |
Edition: | Library Bound Edition |
Binding: | Library Binding |
Publisher: | HarperColl |
Dimensions: | Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.26 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |