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1) Superheroes
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Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered-and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth-possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!
2) Superheroes
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What if superheroes were real? Following a colorful cast of real-life masked and caped crime-fighters, director Michael Barnett travels the country capturing ordinary people committing extraordinary acts of bravery and kindness. They are teachers, security guards and stay-at-home dads who don homemade comic-book costumes and fight for justice with names like Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and Vigilante-Spider.
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A mystical alien artifact called the Orb crash lands onto Earth. After fusing with a seven-year-old boy by the name of Jeremiah Ellison, he is recruited into a top-secret organization known as the Superheroes dedicated to fighting villains and saving the lives of everyone. He'll have to fight against aliens, corrupted people, even giant robots. All in the name of what is good. Featuring the original online publications of these stories on FictionPress...
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Next time you're having a bad day or don't want to clean your room, call one of the superheroes in this book! These amazing superheroes can help you with everything from carrying your heavy backpack to helping you fall asleep each night. This hilarious book features a new imaginary superhero on each page, complete with descriptions and lively illustrations to showcase each superhero's unique expertise. Young readers will be entertained as they read...
10) Superheroes Suck
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Welcome to Gemini City, where super-battles disrupt rush hour, insurance claim adjusters rival rock stars, and villains stash the souls of murdered superheroes inside little children. It's been ten years since Shay Sinclair's parents were murdered by a super villain, leaving her and her sister to fend for themselves. Now at age sixteen, Shay has something that villain wants. Something he needs. After a chance encounter with a superhero in a stairwell,...
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Barely a month as a superhero and Dice Ford struggles with the attention-and lack of it.Metro City lavishes fannish praise on their hero. But Dice's mother?She sees her daughter as a failure in life.Then the arrival of a second female superhero throws her family life into chaos. Dice must make a stand for herself. Can her family survive?A page-turning superhero novella.
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What if your evil ex really was evil?
TJ Gutierrez used to be a superhero. But after the birth of her twins seven years ago, she hung up the yellow spandex. Until the day her archenemy and ex-husband, Singularity, breaks out of prison. When it becomes clear he's after the kids, she's forced to call the nanny helpline-and once again become...Dynama!
Annmarie Smith doesn't have a superpower. She saves the world by keeping kids safe while their parents...
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Not All Superheroes Wear Capes is a children's book designed to teach African American students the opportunities available to them in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers. This inspiring book combines positive images of African Americans engaging in exciting careers with a powerful message of how these individuals help others in their daily life.
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Max and his friends are crazy about playing and learning about superheroes and their superpowers. Everyone has a favorite, and Max's is Megapower, even though his friends aren't sure that a girl superhero can be that strong. Megapower is cool for so many reasons. She's brave, tames animals, has x-ray vision, is super smart, and she can fly. She also happens to be Max's mom (which might be why she's Max's favorite!). Max is an intrepid, sassy, and...
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With great powerchair comes great responsibility...
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... accessibility!
You wouldn't like me when I'm out of spoons...
All too often, superhero media depicts disability as something to overcome on the journey to becoming a hero, or as a sign of villainy. It's time to make heroism accessible for everyone.
In these 15 stories, you'll meet winged wheelchair users, supernatural spoonies, guardians with glaucoma, and many...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"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, even the best superhero has to take a bath, wash their superhero clothes, and rest up for another day of saving the world."--Back cover.
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Superhero stories may be fictional, but many are based in scientific principles. The Science of Superheroes examines the science that comic book and movie-script writers build upon when creating their most fantastic stories. Easy-to-read text and vivid images bring this subject to life. Features include a table of contents, fast facts, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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"A highly appealing read. . . . Children will readily gravitate to this book." -School Library Journal
What do young superheroes do when they've blundered and bungled? They don't get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity.
Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, "It's not FAIR?" or give up in despair? NO!...
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287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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As a child, Bart King discovered he could punch people into outer space. Sadly, he lost a lot of friends that way. Today, Bart is one of the world's most in-demand superhero experts. So if you're wondering if you have what it takes to be a superhero--of course you do! All you need is a burning desire to fight evildoers.
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DC Comics' Greatest Superheroes celebrate teachers, librarians, cafeteria workers, and other heroic school figures in this superpowered picture book.
Where in the universe do the most powerful heroes assemble? School, of course! In this action-packed picture book, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and other DC Comics superheroes mirror the heroic tasks of real-life school figures. A principal leads their school toward a common goal, just like Aquaman...
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