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By John David Anderson
Publisher Walden Pond Press
Sidekicked
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The Avengers meets Louis Sachar in this hilarious and actionpacked tween novel by John David Anderson, which Publishers Weekly called a superhero story that any comics fan will enjoy in a starred review.Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero sidekicks, but that doesnt mean that life is all leaping tall buildings in single bounds. First, theres Drews power: Possessed of super senseshis hearing, sight, taste, touch, and smell are the most powerful on the planethes literally the most sensitive kid in school. Then theres his superhero mentor, a former legend who now spends more time straddling barstools than fighting crime. Add in trying to keep his sidekick life a secret from everyone, including his parents, and the truth is clear: Middle school is a drag even with superpowers.But this is all before a supervillain long thought dead returns to the city of Justicia, superheroes begin disappearing at an alarming rate, and Drews two identities threaten to crash headon into each other. Drew has always found it pretty easy to separate right from wrong, good from evil. Its what a superhero does. But what happens when that line starts to disappear?

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84153 words84,153 words
400 pages400 pages
Lexile 830LLexile 830L
Grade 6 to 8Grade 6 to 8
Age 11-13Age 11-13
Published 2014Published 2014

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9780062133151

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