Captain Awesome and the New Kid

By Stan Kirby and George O'Connor

Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man must decide if new student Sally Williams is friend or foe in this third Captain Awesome story. MI-TEE!

Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man are up to their old tricks...saving the universe through the defeat of one bad guy at a time. From Mr. Drools to Dr. Spinach, evil doesn’t stand a chance in Sunnyview! But when a new student named Sally Williams joins Ms. Beasley’s class, the boys wonder if she is friend or foe. Eugene also contemplates inviting a new feline friend to join the Squad… much to Turbo’s disapproval.
     With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: May 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781442442016

Stan Kirby

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).

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Cover: Captain Awesome and the New Kid, by Stan Kirby, illustrated by George O'Connor

CAPTAIN AWESOME and Nacho Cheese Man are up to their old tricks . . . saving the universe through the defeat of one bad guy at a time. From Mr. Drools to Dr. Spinach, evil doesn’t stand a chance in Sunnyview!

But when a new student, Sally Williams, joins Ms. Beasley’s class, the Superhero Squad is forced to wonder if she is friend or foe. Eugene also contemplates inviting a new feline friend to join the squad, much to Turbo’s disapproval.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

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Table of Contents

1. The Great Dog Star Escape

2. The Neighbors Are Alien Spies

3. It’s New Kid Monday!

4. Peas of Doom and Destruction and YUCK

5. The Creature from the Litter Box

6. Funny Cat Has a Brother?

7. Nacho Cheese Man Has a Secret Power You Wish You Had

8. Shh . . . It’s the Cat Whisperer

9. So the New Neighbor Isn’t an Alien Spy After All

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RUN!

Captain Awesome grabbed the Frisbee and raced for his life!

We’re not going to make it! Nacho Cheese Man shouted, an empty can of cheese in his hand.

ROWWWWWL!

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The howl of their enemy was directly behind the heroes and

Reviews for Captain Awesome and the New Kid

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Reason for Reading: Next in the series. My son read aloud to me as his reader.I continue to be pleased with this series and my son continues to find the stories funny and not childish. Being a 6th grade struggling reader it is hard to find material on his level that isn't babyish. This series rarely mentions the ages or grades of the children involved and he never has a clue he is reading something the publisher's recommend for grades K-2. The books certainly have a much wider appeal than that. Each book introduces new characters and this one is no exception. Awesome and Cheese Man find a cat and start to adopt it and bring it into the Squad until they find out the cat`s brother is missing. On the case, they cross paths with the new kid at school whose personality is rather "unique" and we have a funny adventure which ends with the possibility of a new member joining the Squad after all. Not the best book in the series, (there is always something with 3`s) but still follows through leaving us both interested in reading the next book. One of the best series around for the 2-3 reading level, no matter what the age of the reader, advanced or struggling.

[jjpionke · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes, Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man explore their world and fight evil in the forms of Dr. Spinach (cafeteria worker who doles out vegetables) and Mr. Drools (a large drooling dog). In this book in the series, there is a new kid in town named Sally. Our intrepid heroes aren't too sure about her, but they come around. As a transitional chapter book, this work is a bit complex, but children will like reading about the adventures of Captain Awesome because they can relate to him, especially if said children have wild imaginations. Chapter titles are illustrated as if a kid had drawn them, but there are professional pen and ink cartoon style illustrations throughout the rest of the book. Funny, relateable material, and full of discovery, this book is highly recommended for precocious readers. Highly Recommended.