About the Author
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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).
George O’Connor is the creator of the New York Times bestselling
graphic novel series Olympians, in addition to serving as the
illustrator of the Captain Awesome series. He is also the author
and illustrator of the picture books Kapow!, Ker-splash, and If I
Had a Triceratops. He resides in his secret Brooklyn, New York,
hideout, where he uses his amazing artistic powers to strike fear
in the hearts of bad guys everywhere!
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CHAPTER 1
Fall Falls on
Captain Awesome
By
Eugene
FALL!
Is there a worse name for a season than “fall”? Eugene
McGillicudy thought as he walked home from Sunnyview Elementary
School where he had just escaped from second grade.
Fall. Who names a season after an accident? Are there other
seasons called “trip” or “c” or “oops”?
NO.
So why name it “fall”? Is it really because the leaves are
turning color and falling off the trees and that snow might soon
be falling from the sky?
Really?
Whatever the reason, it is certainly better than “autumn.” I’d
bet no one even knows what that word means, Eugene thought.
Fall was the most boring, BORING, BO-RING time of year between
the start of the school year and winter break—a time when NOTHING
happens.
Oh sure, you can say that there’s Halloween, but that’s really
only for one day and sometimes it rains. Thanksgiving? What
really happens on Thanksgiving besides a lot of eating, falling
a in front of the television, and having to listen to
wrinkly old relatives say, “Oh, my! Look how big so-and-so has
gotten!”
So yeah, there’s nothing.
KA-THUNKK!
“OUCH!” cried Eugene, his thoughts now focused on things hitting
his head.
I’m under attack! Eugene thought and dove for cover behind a
tree. But who could it be?!
KA-THUNKK!
“Ouch!” Something bounced off of his head again.
“Curse you, Captain Ka-Thunk! I know it’s you!” Eugene quickly
poked his head out from behind the tree and shouted. “You’ll not
ka-thunk the number one fan of Super Dude without a fight!”
What’s that?
You’ve never heard of Super Dude?
Do you live in a crater on the moon? Actually, if you’ve never
heard of Super Dude, then you’d have to live in a crater on the
dark side of the moon.
Super Dude is only the greatest superhero ever. He is the star of
ains and ains of comic books, all of which Eugene
owned.
Following Super Dude’s example, Eugene created his own outfit and
became . . .
CAPTAIN AWESOME!
Along with his best friend, Charlie Thomas Jones (also known as
the superhero Nacho Cheese Man), and sidekick, Turbo the Hamster,
Eugene formed the Sunnyview Superhero Squad to stop evil from
eviling in the town of Sunnyview. Sunnyview had a surprising
a of eviling going on.
KA-THUNKK!
Again.
OUCH!
ACORNS!
If it wasn’t Captain Ka-Thunk or his Thunkulicious Thunkers, it
could only mean one thing!
High in the tree, General Squirrel Nuthatch was chittering away
in his rodent language while staring angrily at Eugene. He held
another Atomic Acorn in his paws.
“So, General Nuthatch, it seems you have escaped from the Nut
House for evil rodents!” Eugene called up. “But it was, dare I
say, nuts of you to return to Sunnyview to unleash your attack!
You and your Atomic Acorns will be a threat to the good people of
Sunnyview no longer, for you have ka-thunked the number one
Squirrel Stopper in the universe!
“You’ve gotten a little too squirrely for your own good,
Nuthatch! There’s gonna be more than leaves falling off trees
this autumn!” Captain Awesome cried out in his most awesome
superhero voice.
“MI-TEE!” Captain Awesome shouted as he leaped his bravest leap.
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