Captain Awesome to the Rescue!

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
Publisher: Little Simon
Published: 04/03/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.56h x 5.76w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781442440906
Audience: Ages 4-8

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

About the Author
Stan Kirby tied a beach towel around his neck and became Super Commander Beach Boy when he was six years old. When Stan's not creating the awesome adventures of Captain Awesome, he loves reading comic books, eating okra, and hang gliding (but not at the same time).

George O'Connor is the creator of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Olympians, in addition to serving as the illustrator of the Captain Awesome series. He is also the author and illustrator of the picture books Kapow!, Ker-splash, and If I Had a Triceratops. He resides in his secret Brooklyn, New York, hideout, where he uses his amazing artistic powers to strike fear in the hearts of bad guys everywhere!