To start, in an alternate ending to the previous episode, Principal Krupp ends up in prison (“…a lot like being a student at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, except that the prison had better funding”). Not that there aren’t pranks and envelope-pushing quips aplenty. Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment. A coming-of-age story with a delightful twist. The pace is fast, the story more than credible and the characters appealing.
While the subject matter is lifted from comic books, this is a solid read. the good guys or the bad guys? This first in a trilogy promises to be a terrific ride for young readers, especially boys. If they have super powers, who will they turn out to be. Kidnapped, on the run in a strange country, not knowing who is friend or foe, not able to rely on their new powers that come and go, Colin and Danny must decide. Their parents haven’t been telling them everything, and when confronted, they have to share some truths that aren’t all that pleasant. Now, two young teenagers in England suspect they may also have superpowers, which makes them targets for unknown military forces. Then, a mere decade ago, they all suddenly disappeared without explanation.
Imagine a world where superheroes and supervillains really existed, and everyone knew it.
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