My Brother Is a Superhero

“You know a book is going to be good when you’re giggling after five minutes. Luke, the comic-reading, superhero expert, goes for a wee and on his return discovers his older brother, Zack, has been visited by aliens and has superpowers. Luke is both jealous and secretly impressed. However, when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, it is Luke and his friends who come to the rescue. Ideal for comic readers and superhero experts.”

“David Solomons’s My Brother Is a Superhero, illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson, just took the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year award. It involves another boy obsessed with superpowers: Luke, who missed the chance to acquire them because he nipped out for a wee. His geeky brother Zack gets to be world-saving Star Lad instead, but Luke has his race-against-time moment when Zack is kidnapped. Full of comic-hero references, the book is a hoot.”

“It blends an exhaustive knowledge of fantasy fiction in books, film, television, comics and computer games (which works even for uninitiates) with a well-observed understanding of family relationships, sibling rivalry, friendships and the things that can be horrible about starting secondary school.”

“It is infused with the spirit of larger than life heroes and colourful comic book trivia yet at its heart is a touching relationship between siblings… so brilliantly plotted that one never knows what to expect next.”

“The best in contemporary comic writing for children – splendidly zany, full of irresistible trivia, but never scrimping on the emotional undertow that ensures longevity and heart.”

“This series, which is packed full of superhero references, is engaging from the very first page and has a plot that will keep you reading past your bedtime.”