Public school superhero / James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts ; illustrated by Cory Thomas.
By: Patterson, James [author.].
Contributor(s): Tebbetts, Christopher [author.] | Thomas, Cory [illustrator.].
Material type: TextSeries: Patterson, James, Middle school novels: Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 273 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316322140; 0316322148; 9780316265980; 0316265985.Other title: Public School Enemy #1 : a middle school story [Pre-publication title:] | Public School Enemy number one.Subject(s): Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction | Superheroes -- Juvenile fiction | Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction | African Americans -- Juvenile fiction | Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Humorous stories.Summary: "In Kenny Wright's active imagination he's a world famous superhero, but in the real world he's a sixth grade 'Grandma's Boy' whose struggles to fit in at his Washington D.C. inner city school will put his grades and family loyalty to the test"--Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Camden Downtown | African American | Children | J Pat (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000006477074 | |||
Book | Ferry Ave. | African American | Children | J Pat (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000006477686 | |||
Book - Paperback | South County | Fiction | Children | J Pat (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000009056941 | |||
Book | Voorhees | African American | Children | J Pat (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000006476993 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 identity. In his mind, he's Stainlezz Steel, super-powered defender of the weak. In reality, he's a chess club devotee known as a "Grandma's Boy," a label that makes him an easy target for bullies. Kenny wants to bring a little more Steel to the real world, but the question is: can he recognize the real strength and goodness inside himself? Or will peer pressure force him to make the worst choice of his life?
Interspersed with fantastic illustrations and comic-book panels, this book aims to both entertain and to provoke dialogue about identity, belonging, and doing the right thing.
"In Kenny Wright's active imagination he's a world famous superhero, but in the real world he's a sixth grade 'Grandma's Boy' whose struggles to fit in at his Washington D.C. inner city school will put his grades and family loyalty to the test"--