Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442440906)

Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time...Captain Awesome. MI-TEE!

Now readers between the ages of five and seven can read chapter books tailor-made for a younger level of reading comprehension. Heavily illustrated with large type, Little Simon's young chapter books let young readers feel like they are reading a "grown-up" format with subject, text, and illustrations geared specifically for their own age groups!

Eight-year-old Eugene McGillicudy is an imaginative boy who loves comic books and superheroes. Eugene also has his very own supersecret superhero alter ego named Captain Awesome. MI-TEE!

When the McGillicudy family relocates to a new town called Sunnyview, Eugene starts a new school, finds a best friend, and even finds time to defend his toys from his two-year-old little sister, Molly! Luckily for Sunnyview, Captain Awesome is there to protect the town (and the universe) from a hilarious cast of comical "bad guys."

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Author: Stan Kirby
ISBN-10: 1442440902
ISBN-13: 9781442440906
Publisher: Little Simon
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.56h x 5.76w x 0.61d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150884 / Captain Awesome to the Rescue!

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2012 pg. 300
Booklist 04/01/2012 pg. 75
School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 86
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 55 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw