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Synopsis
Jack hatches a plan to land himself in the newspaper: he's going to rescue the chairman's prize-winning hen. Of course, that means he has to "borrow" it first.Jack hatches a plan to land himself in the newspaper: he's going to rescue the chairman's prize-winning hen. Of course, that means he has to "borrow" it first.
And if getting into the newspaper happens to impress the new girl in town? All the better. But when the "borrowing" goes wrong, things suddenly get...tricky. To get out from all this trouble, Jack's going to need some superhero help. Enter Black, to the rescue Along with his faithful companions Brown and Blue. While Brown and Blue might not completely understand what has happened or why they're involved, neither does Jack, really. But they're ready for action and raring to go
The second book from H kon vre s' award-winning My Alter Ego Is A Superhero trilogy, Black is illustrated throughout by the always superb yvind Torseter.
Synopsis
Jack's plan to impress the
new girl in town goes hilariously wrong in this companion novel to
Batchelder-winning Brown, illustrated by outstanding Norwegian
cartoonist yvind Torseter.
The trio of friends from Batchelder-winnning
Brown
is back, this time following the adventures of Jack. When a new girl moves
to town, Jack is determined to impress and befriend her. The only problem? Her
mom's supposedly a famous singer, and she'll only stick around if she can find
some celebrity friends. So Jack hatches a plan to land himself in the newspaper:
he's going to rescue the chairman's prize-winning hen. Of course, that means he
has to "borrow" it first. But when the "borrowed" hen then goes missing, Jack
finds himself in some serious trouble. He's going to need some superhero help
to find the missing hen and set things right.
Enter Black--Jack's superhero alter ego--to the
rescue Along with his faithful companions Brown and Blue, of course. While
Brown and Blue might not completely understand what has happened or why they're
involved, neither does Jack, really. But they're ready for action and raring to
go An endearing and playful middle grade book about friendship, fame, and fun.
The second book in H kon vre s'
award-winning My Alter Ego Is A Superhero trilogy, Black can
also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. Black is illustrated throughout
by one of Norway's greatest cartoonist, yvind Torseter.