Project Superhero - Hardcover

Zehr, E. Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1770411801 ISBN 13: 9781770411807

Verlag: ECW PR, 2014

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Join 13-year-old Jessie as she keeps a diary of her class’s yearlong research project on superheroes, which culminates in the Superhero Slam: a head-to-head debate battle in front of the entire school. It’s shy, comics-obsessed Jessie’s dream come true . . . and worst nightmare. She decides to champion Batgirl, a regular person (albeit with major talent and training under her utility belt), and soon Jessie wonders what it would take to be Batgirl. Will she prove to her best friends, Cade and Audrey, that she’s more than a sidekick? Can she take down archenemy Dylan at the Slam?

Combining science facts, lively illustrations, and comic-book trivia with actual correspondence from superhumans such as NYPD Sergeant Mike Bruen, Olympian Clara Hughes, and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, Project Superhero is a celebration of the heroes among us and of one girl’s super-secret identity: herself.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

E. Paul Zehr, a professor at the University of Victoria, is the author of Becoming Batman (2008) and Inventing Iron Man (2011) and he writes for Psychology Today, Scientific American, and Discover. He lives in Victoria, BC.

Kris Pearn, veteran animator from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, and Surf's Up, co-directed 2013’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

E. Paul Zehr, a professor at the University of Victoria, is the author of Becoming Batman (2008) and Inventing Iron Man (2011) and he writes for Psychology Today, Scientific American, and Discover. He lives in Victoria, BC.Kris Pearn, veteran animator from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, and Surf's Up, co-directed 2013’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

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Project Superhero

By E. Paul Zehr, Kris Pearn, Patricia Ocampo

ECW PRESS

Copyright © 2014 E. Paul Zehr
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-77041-180-7

CHAPTER 1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

The first day of my diary.

Or first entry. Or whatever.

Grade 8 is already crazier than I imagined it would be. That's why I started this diary — to keep track of all the craziness. But I think it's going to be fun. I really like writing: it's like thinking out loud but in a quiet way. I think maybe I'll be an author or a journalist when I get older. Or maybe a scientist. Something where I can ask questions and get answers!

But of all the questions I have, my main one is this: why are all the homework assignments and projects coming up already? Didn't the teachers get the memo that it's still only the first week of school?

I wish we were kind of "easing into" the year. Maybe gradually introduce some homework as we go along. Like, say, after Halloween or perhaps even later. I'm very flexible on the "later," just as long as it IS later. It could be as late as March break.

Lots of questions are being asked, and asked too soon, in my humble opinion. (Which I guess isn't all that humble, since I think I'm right.) But seriously, this early into the year should we really have expected questions like, "Who are you anyway?" and "Who do you want to be?"

Here's an example from Socials today. Which again, just in case it was unclear, was day 1 of grade 8.

Ms. King, my friendly neighborhood homeroom supervisor and Socials teacher, was giving us some "food for thought" (her words).

"This year we are going to explore what it means to be a hero. What characteristics do heroes have? What does it take to be a hero? Are heroes born, or are they made? What's the difference between a hero and superhero? And why is our culture so interested in superheroes?"

To which I shot up my hand and answered, "Um ... obviously because superheroes are way cool!" I didn't say that actually, and I didn't shoot up my hand. I just thought about doing it.

I was so busy thinking about what I might have said that I almost missed the big announcement.

The big thing is this:

WE ARE DOING A PROJECT ABOUT SUPERHEROES!

She called it the "Superhero Slam"! And guess who's into superheroes and superhero comics — me! How awesome is grade 8 going to be? Really awesome ... except for all the homework.

Ms. King went on for quite some time. She was in that teacher-on-a-roll mode. She's pretty great so far, and I actually like her. But I had gone off daydreaming about superheroes. I've read just about every superhero comic book and seen all the movies. But I've never really thought about why I like them in the first place. And why they might be important.

I started to think about superheroes in a new way. Like I always wondered if Spider-Man would have still been a hero without his Spidey sense. And although I think he's a great character, is Batman really a superhero? He doesn't actually have any superpowers. I guess I'll get a chance to look into this in detail because we all have to choose a superhero and then argue that our superhero is the best! Cool!

Ms. King promised to tell us more about the project tomorrow.

I was still super excited when I walked home from the bus stop with my little sister, Shay. But I didn't call her "little sister" today. I wanted to walk home in peace. And in one piece. We go to different schools but we sometimes wind up on the same bus.

After we got home, we both went to our rooms and closed our doors for homework time. Not sure why we close the doors all the time, but we get our own space that way, I guess!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ECW PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1770411801
• ISBN 13: 9781770411807
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Pearn Kris
• Anzahl der Seiten: 253
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