Summer Reading Program: Sidekicks

It feels like summer has been going on forever, but this is my first actual program.  All of June was guest performers (thank God for guest performers) and last week was a holiday break.  It's a weird thrill to feel like you're halfway done before you even start out!

Sidekicks day continues with a repeat of Officer Buckle and Gloria, and the addition of two new titles, both of which are great fun.

The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man (with Moskowitz the Awesome Dog)

Michael Chabon, illustrated by Jake Parker

ISBN: 9780061914621

This 50's pulp style book is sassy and vivid, with *bad* words and a super conceited hero who reminds me of Metro Man from Megamind.   Anyway, enough about other heroes.  Awesome Man is here to tell you all about his awesomeness, and his powers, and his fights against evil, and.. oh dear, Awesome Man is having trouble with his temper, and with his blood-sugar levels.  A quick self-care check, a quick snack, and he's back in form - but what we really want to know - did we really learn his super-duper-secret identity?  

Super Hair-O and the Barber of Doom

John Rocco

ISBN: 9781423121893

Adorable.  Our hero (and his posse) have super-powers based on their awesome hair, until a treacherous betrayal leaves them all shorn of their abilities - literally.  It takes a fellow hero in need of an assist for them to realize that their powers come from within, not from their gnarly locks.  Super short, but the most adorable story ever.