If so you should try it because one of the characters will tell you how they lost a one in a lifetime opportunity. It is infused with the spirit of larger than life heroes and colourful comic book trivia yet at its heart is a touching relationship between siblings… so brilliantly plotted that one never knows what to expect next. Be careful, though - there's a danger of actual tears and serious stomach-hurt from doubling-over with laughter. my most favorite part was when Luke needs a wee but when he comes back and realises his brother Zack is a super hero he is devastated that it wasn't him.

While he’s gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the universe.David Solomons debut children s book is lip-twitchingly funny and clips along thanks to a super-plot and a cast packed with special (if unusual) powers. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Siblings can be annoying, a responsibility, and the best person to team up with – or all of those things at once! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.The two are going to have to team up if they’re to save Bromley (and the world) from certain disaster. For example I have also read my gym teacher is an alien when I read that as well as my brother is a superhero I laughed so hard I almost fell off my bed while reading. When Luke is confronted with Stellar, his superpowered twin from another dimension, he is highly suspicious. Sara Ogilvie's illustrations add an even more warm, hilarious background to Earle's realistic family. There are many other funny things about this book but this is just one thing you will enjoy about it.

If you had spent most of your 11 years on earth devouring comics and knew all there was to know about superheroes, their powers and arch enemies, wouldn t you be annoyed if your Maths nerd of an older brother was chosen to join their ranks? It should have been Luke - superhero expert and comic-lover - who was given superpowers and instructed to save two universes. K.A Star Lad) doesn't like super heroes but is then made one by an alien ,the worst thing is he won't even wear a cape. It involves another boy obsessed with superpowers: Luke, who missed the chance to acquire them because he nipped out for a wee. bought as a jokey type present for a 13 year old who likes to read but doesn't always get along with his brother.

It's about two brothers, the younger one is in to superheroes and comics and the older on is on his phone all of the time. This is a good book however i think that i would have enjoyed it more if there was a bit more action and mystery.

In the middle of the book the brother gets kidnapped and it was so exciting that I didn't want to stop reading it. Waterstone's Children's Book Prize winner and perfect for fans of David Baddiel and David Walliams , this brilliantly funny middle grade series is the perfect read for children that love to laugh ages 8+! The anti-climactic thing is that the brother that doesn't like super heros becomes one and that makes me laugh. Lots of references to superheroes but you can enjoy the book without having extensive knowledge of this genre, although it’s frustrating that the reference to ‘14 fingers’ is never fully explained? Just when eleven-year-old Luke goes for a wee, his undeserving, geeky older brother meets aliens and gains SUPERPOWERS!You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It was funny that the little brother wanted to be a superhero but he couldn't because he needed a wee. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It's also the perfect next step for readers who may have loved the Baby Aliens series and want to up their reading game. Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world.