After seventy-plus years of do-goodery, positive leadership-by-example, and keeping young minds thinking about… oh such concepts as right vs. wrong, scientific plausibility and yes, reading comprehension, superheroes are forbidden from the classroom!
That's too bad… not that OUTSUPERED: OR, I SAVED THE WORLD AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS CAPE has ever graced any educational curriculum…
All we can say, is that once you've learned to read, your next instinct is to find something you like reading. We think we have an answer to that equation. At least, part of it. Fantasy novels shouldn't be the entirety of one's repertoire, but for that specialized section of your bookshelf, may we recommend… the above mentioned book?? We shall!
What sets apart the superheroes in OUTSUPERED from the ones banned from lunchboxes? Well for one thing, they're intended for adult reading – no, they aren't dirty, rather they're mold-breaking! Rob Foster's super-folk destroy clichés while playing by the same rulebook that the others do. They embody ideas, not just the same old archetypes of "might makes right."
If you won't give up your love of daring exploits by superhuman characters, but wish they'd address stuff more pertinent to the here-and-now… browse OUTSUPERED!
You'd better hurry too, and catch up with the story. The sequel is on the way: OUTSUPERED II: ARRIVAL OF THE OMNITERRESTRIALS! (Watch this blog for the announcement of its release!)
Get it in paperback or e-reader! Buy it via AmazonSmile, and a portion of your heroic purchase will become a donation to Elayne Boosler's Tails of Joy animal rescue!
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