| The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich Contributor(s): Trine, Greg (Author), Montijo, Rhode (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805078363 ISBN-13: 9780805078367 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Melvin Beederman is a pretty good superhero, but his weakness is bologna, which makes it hard to go into a deli. Still, Melvin manages to keep the city of Los Angeles free of nasty villains. This new series has hilarious story lines, amazing classic-comic-inspired illustrations, and fearless superheroes. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Superheroes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005013997 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: Melvin Beederman Superhero (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 7.3" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106225 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bad guys tremble at the sound of his name! Meet Melvin Beederman. He's a pretty good superhero, even though it always takes him five or six tries to get launched and flying. His weakness (every superhero has one) is bologna, which makes it hard to go into a deli. Still, Melvin manages to keep the city of Los Angeles free of nasty villains--once he's airborne. Crash! Splat! Thud! Kabonk! This series has it all: hilarious story lines, amazing classic-comic-inspired illustrations, fearless new superheroes, and SNACKS!Bad guys tremble at the sound of his name! Melvin loves fighting crime in Los Angeles, until the McNasty Brothers, the baddest guys of all, start robbing banks--and Melvin's superpowers mysteriously disappear. Enter Candace, a third-grade actress with some surprising new talents. Once they team up, nothing can beat these partners in uncrime. Nothing but bologna, that is . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Trine, Greg: - Greg Trine is the author of the Melvin Beederman, Superhero books, which he creates with his illustrator sidekick, Rhode Montijo. He is also the author of the young adult book, The Second Base Club. He lives with his family in his Southern California hideout.Montijo, Rhode: - Rhode Montijo is the illustrator of the Melvin Beederman Superhero series. He lives in Oakland, California. He believes that creating children's books is super! His weakness: red licorice. |