Superheroes

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Superheroes. Features picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels.

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Superheroes

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Superheroes. Features picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels.

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Cole Champion is not super /
Allen, Rebecca J.,
Paper Book
Hi, I'm Cole Champion, and oh-so-very lucky (as my mom's constantly reminding me) to attend the prestigious Honor, Endurance, Resolve, Optimism Junior High. My mom's the principal of HERO Junior High, which is why I'm stuck going there--and sticking out like a sore thumb. How am I supposed to keep...
Like lava in my veins
Barnes, Derrick
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller All it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers, in this vibrant picture book by bestselling author Derrick Barnes. Bobby Beacon's got fire flowing through his veins. And now he's psyched to attend...
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days
Becker, Shelly
Ebook
"Full of action and vibrancy. . . .A good way to soothe bad days away." --School Library Journal When Superheroes don't get their way, when they're sad, when they're mad, when they've had a bad day . . . . . . they...
Spider-Man into the spider-verse : the junior novel
Behling, Steve
Paper Book
Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask. Miles Morales is just your normal Brooklyn teen. He has embarrassing parents, too much homework, and loves expressing himself with art. But all that changes one night when he gets bitten by a mysterious spider....Suddenly,...
Bad Kitty. Supercat
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
Bad Kitty dons a cape in this full color graphic novel in Nick Bruel's New York Times bestselling series. It's been a long time since Kitty has had a play date. So, her owners decide it's time she interacts with some friends. But the play date takes a turn when Kitty...
Bedtime for Batman
Dahl, Michael
Ebook
When a dark night comes to the big city, one little super hero prepares for a great adventure . . . bedtime! He dons his pajama uniform, speeds upstairs, cleans up the nightly grime, and keeps watch from his towering bunk bed. Written by award-winning author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball,...
The super life of Ben Braver
Emerson, Marcus
Paper Book
It all started with a peanut butter cup . . . which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers--and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of? ...
There's a superhero in your book
Fletcher, Tom
Paper Book
Whoosh! A SUPERHERO has landed in YOUR book! Get ready for another lively, interactive read-aloud in the Who's In Your Book series! Use the power of your imagination to unlock this adorable Superhero's powers. But you'd better act fast before The Scribbler ruins your book...
Super Rabbit Boy's Time Jump!: A Branches Book : A Branches Book. / Press Start!
Flintham, Thomas
Ebook
Super Rabbit Boy must travel back in time to stop King Viking! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on...
Max Meow :
Gallagher, John,
Paper Book
A USA TODAY Bestseller! Meet a secret superhero with CAT-ITUDE--Max Meow, Cat Crusader--in this purr-fectly awesome, hiss-sterically funny graphic novel series just right for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators! Max is just a regular cat in Kittyopolis, trying to make...
Sort of super /
Gapstur, Eric.
Paper Book
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova meets the HiLo series in this first book in a funny, lighthearted new middle grade graphic novel series about a boy struggling with new superpowers--and middle school. Eleven-year-old Wyatt Flynn had something amazing happen to him: he got...
Princess in black.
Hale, Shannon.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black! Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess...
Cape
Hannigan, Kate
Paper Book
"Readers...will be enamored by this blend of history, mystery, and superpowered action." --Booklist (starred review) "Has the exciting pace of a superhero adventure." --Kirkus Reviews Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman in this...
Superheroes don't babysit
Hendricks, Amber
Paper Book
Superheroes leap buildings, chase bad guys, and save the city from the evil Emperor Zog. Superheroes DON'T babysit. Except when their dad asks them to. In an epic battle of sibling rivalry, will this superhero finally meet her match? Or will she find exactly what she's been missing all along? ...
Superheroes don't babysit /
Hendricks, Amber.
Paper Book
Superheroes leap buildings, chase bad guys, and save the city from the evil Emperor Zog. Superheroes DON'T babysit. Except when their dad asks them to. In an epic battle of sibling rivalry, will this superhero finally meet her match? Or will she find exactly what she's been missing all along? ...
Captain Awesome and the ultimate spelling bee /
Kirby, Stan.
Paper Book
Will Captain Awesome successfully take on Little Miss Stinky Pinky to become the winner of the second-grade spelling bee? Eugene McGillicuddy's superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, relies on a wide array of superpowers to keep the town of Sunnyview safe from "bad guys." But when...
Super Potato. 3, Super Potato's mega time-travel adventure
Laperla, (Artist)
Paper Book
For Super Potato's future...he must travel to the past! After an evil villain turned the handsome crime fighter Super Max into Super Potato, our hero got used to life as a tiny tuber. He even threw out his expensive shampoos. But when friendly scientists offer Super Potato a trip...
The super awful superheroes of classroom 13
Lee, Honest
Paper Book
When Classroom 13 is struck by purple lightning, the students discover they have super powers, but getting great gifts isn't always super. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.
Bedtime for superheroes /
Locke, Katherine.
Paper Book
Superheroes meet bedtime in this fun, entertaining, and sleepy time picture book perfect for young kids fighting the bedtime routine. Being a superhero is hard work! Fighting evil, catching bad guys, saving the day, and it's messy too! After a long day of being a superhero,...
Ace takes flight /
McCarthy, Cory.
Paper Book
Welcome to 2048. Every graduate of the B.E.S.T. Program can receive a bionic enhancement as a rite of passage in this inclusive tween series. For Ace Wells, it is just the beginning of his epic augmentation journey in book one of this near-future sci-fi trilogy. Eleven-year...
School for sidekicks /
McCullough, Kelly.
Paper Book
"Evan Quick, Hero's Log, May the 25th... and darn it - I just can't do this. I'm never going to be a Mask. Get over it Evan." Evan Quick has spent his whole life dreaming of becoming a hero. Every morning he wakes up and runs through a checklist of test to see if he's developed...
Leon the Extraordinary
Nicholas, Jamar
Paper Book
Leon is an ordinary kid who becomes extraordinary when he fights a supervillain to save his school! "Leon is a superhero, whose powers are kindness and common sense. It's a really good book about a really good kid!" -- Jerry Craft, author and illustrator of New Kid ...
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Okogwu, Tola
Paper Book
Black Panther meets X-Men in this "fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering" (A. F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief) middle grade adventure about a British Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic...
Public School Superhero /
Patterson, James,
Paper Book
From the world's #1 bestselling author: Inner city middle school student Kenny Wright imagines himself as a superhero--but when he faces peer pressure and bullying, can he find his strength in real life?   Kenny Wright is a kid with a secret...
The Unforgettable Logan Foster #1
Peters, Shawn
Ebook
Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable Logan Foster from debut author Shawn Peters shows that sometimes being a hero is just about being yourself. Logan Foster has pretty much given up on the idea of ever being adopted. It could...
The adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic novel
Pilkey, Dav
Paper Book
Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic...
Stuntboy, in the meantime
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A Schneider Family Award Honor Book for Middle Grade From Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you've never heard of, filled with...
Diana and the Underworld Odyssey
Saeed, Aisha
Paper Book
The world's #1 female Super Hero, Wonder Woman, is back in another breathtaking adventure! This time, Diana will travel to the Underworld to take on Hades--but will she make it out alive? After Diana thwarts a stunning attempt to defeat the Amazons and Themyscira for good, she...
Supertruck /
Savage, Stephen,
Paper Book
Most of the time Garbage Truck goes about his business collecting the trash. But when a blizzard hits the city, he takes off his glasses and becomes . . . SUPERTRUCK! When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious...
Deep-sea duel /
Sazaklis, John.
Paper Book
When the evil OCEAN MASTER crashes an AQUA-FAMILY reunion, AQUALAD, and his Super-Pet FLUFFY must stop the fishy foes.
Abuela's super capa
Siqueira, Ana
Paper Book
A heartwarming bilingual picture book about a young boy who learns to accept that Abuela needs to retire her super capa.  Saturdays are superhero days. Equipped with their milkshakes and capas, Luis and his abuela can turn anything into an adventure. But when Abuela gets sick,...
Spellbound
Smith, Ronald L.
Paper Book
The second book in the hit Young Prince series from Ronald L. Smith, recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award. I'm T'Challa. The Prince of Wakanda. Son of T'Chaka. And one day, I will wear the mantle. ...
My brother is a superhero
Solomons, David
Paper Book
Behind every great superhero is a very angry younger brother. Luke Parker was just your average comic book fan until his boring, teacher's pet, helps-old-ladies-across-the-street brother Zack got turned into a superhero. Luke can't believe the unfairness of it all--he's...
Shuri : a Black Panther novel
Stone, Nic
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters--Shuri, from Black Panther!An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T...
Mia Mayhem is a superhero!
West, Kara
Paper Book
Mia must balance her regular everyday life and maintain her secret identity as she learns to be the world's newest superhero. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. is an imprint of Spotlight a division of ABDO.
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