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How to Be a Supervillain - by Michael Fry (Paperback)

How to Be a Supervillain - by  Michael Fry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Twelve-year-old Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to someday join their ranks. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor.</b> <p/> Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! <p/> As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a -- gasp! -- civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof) . . . what will the world's nicest bad guy do?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>How to Be a Supervillain</i>: </b><b><br></b><b>A National Bestseller!</b><b>An <i>IndieBound</i> Bestseller!</b><b>A Parents' Choice Award(R) Winner!</b><br><br>Being bad at being bad has never been such good fun!--<i><b>Chris Grabenstein, NYT Bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library</b></i><br><br>Fry has written a hilarious story about an unlikely hero and masterfully incorporates the illustrations into the narrative. Victor's story is sure to be a hit among reluctant readers and fans of illustrated novels.<br>--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>In this clever world, <i>Over the Hedge</i> comic-strip author Fry achieves an ideal balance of humor, poignancy, and zippy superhero/bad guy action, punctuated with frequent amusing black and white illustrations.--<i><b>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</b></i><br><br>Part novel, part comic, Michael Fry's humor shines in Victor Spoil's journey to discovering his true self!--<i><b>Dan Santat, Caldecott-medal-winning author of The Adventures of Beekle and illustrator of the Mighty Robot series with Dav Pilkey</b></i><br><br>The irreverent humor that middle graders relish will go a long way to capturing their interest. Superhero fans will enjoy this tongue-in-cheek take on the genre.--<i><b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>This riotous story about heroes and villains will leave kids howling for more!--<i><b>Lincoln Peirce, New York Times bestselling author of the BIG NATE series</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Michael Fry</b> has been a cartoonist for over 30 years and is the co-creator and writer of the Over the Hedge comic strip, which was turned into a Dreamworks film starring Bruce Willis and William Shatner. He lives near Austin, TX.

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