{"title":"About Wanted: Superheros","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff1212;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eSometimes you don’t choose to be a superhero; sometimes being a superhero chooses you…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese superhero-styled stories have great play-on-words, delightful sibling interactions, and plenty of action, making them humorous, fast reads that emphasize the importance of family and working together. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0b0b;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eMidgrade (8-12 years) superhero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThree books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerate fantasy violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMost elements are attributed to technology. However, there is a minor and questionable element pertaining to the protagonist' dad, possibly implying his dad managed to contact him from beyond the grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e None \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLight and subtle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent for boys or geeky girls who like superheroes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMarvel comics or the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wanted-a-superhero-to-save-the-world-by-bryan-davis","title":"Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World by Bryan Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Superhero Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummary:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie Hertz is smart, real smart. He has to be. What other twelve-year-old patrols the streets of Nirvana alone, hoping to foil the schemes of the evil Mephisto? Since Eddie is small for his age, he trusts in his Batman-style gadgets belt and acrobatic skills as well as lots of experience, like knowing how to swing across dark alleys without being seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie has a dream, to become like Damocles, Nirvana’s great superhero. To make that dream come true, Eddie invented a device that is supposed to give him superpowers, but using it on himself might be dangerous, possibly fatal. He doesn’t have the nerve to try it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Mephisto unleashes an earthquake machine to terrorize the city, Eddie gets a surprising teammate — his quirky eight-year-old sister, Samantha, who comes up with an unexpected way to help Eddie in the frantic battle to prevent the biggest earthquake of all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince Damocles is unable to join the fight, Eddie and Samantha are the only hope for Nirvana and the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLines: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI sat at my desk chair and aimed the grocery-store checkout scanner at my forehead, hoping the trigger's noise wouldn't wake my sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI glanced at her, asleep in bed. When it's time for school, she can sleep through an atomic blast, but let me try to sneak ice cream at midnight, and she shows up in her padded Tigger slippers with a big spoon in her hand. I swear those slippers turn her into a Ninja. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking a deep breath, I pulled the trigger. 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It is book #2 in the \"Wanted: Superheroes\" series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe evil Mephisto is still on the prowl, and he hopes to bring the city of Nirvana to its knees by controlling its people with a hypnotizing gas. Now that Damocles, the great superhero, is gone, who can stop this villain?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie Hertz, a twelve-year-old genius, and his sister, an eight-year-old super-powered girl named Samantha, have a plan-lure Mephisto into a trap by using themselves and Eddie's superhero invention as bait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Mephisto surprises the kids with a plan of his own, they have to call upon every talent and power they possess as well as the skills of their quirky friends to conquer unimaginable dangers--fighting an unworldly octopus creature, riding spool lines across burning skyscrapers to save the people inside, and battling a phantom panther that preys on children. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll the while, they know that eventually they will have to face the greatest danger of all--thousands of mind-controlled zombies in Nirvana who are ready to do Mephisto's bidding to capture Eddie and Samantha, thereby allowing him to achieve his goal to control the city and eventually the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLines: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stood next to the ruins of the Stellar Building, set a fake replica of my superhero device on the ground, and aimed my paintball rifle at Sam. \"Ready?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout fifteen paces away, she planted her sneakered feet on the sidewalk near a rainwater puddle. 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