Name: Everyday Hero Machine Boy
Author: Kniivila, Irma
ISBN: [978-1-53432-130-4,1-53432-130-6]

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Everyday Hero Machine Boy

Author: Kniivila, Irma

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Follett Number: 1708UW7
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Image Comics, Inc., 2022
Format: 180 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-53432-130-4
ISBN-10: 1-53432-130-6
Dewey: 741.5
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:

Graphic Novels

Heroes Fiction

Robots Fiction

Science Fiction Comics

Science Fiction

"Rated ages 8+"--Back cover. "When Machine Boy falls from the sky into the domed city of Mega 416, he leaves a wake of destruction in his path...until Karate Grandpa is able to turn on his heart. Now, Machine Boy wants nothing more than to become a hero! Whether he is fighting giant bugs in the school's basement, rescuing cats from trees, or making the perfect spaghetti sauce, Machine Boy is always looking for the best way to help others. But when his heart begins to interact dangerously with other debris from space, Machine Boy wonders if he can be a power for good after all"--Provided by publisher.

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"A funny, uncommonly charming mash-up of martial arts, superhero, and sci-fi comics." --- Library Journal (Starred Review) When a machine boy falls to earth, his heart is awoken for the first time, and as he learns to be human, he struggles to override his own programming and become a hero. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Machine Boy! When Machine Boy falls from the sky into the domed city of Mega 416, he leaves a wake of destruction in his path... until Karate Grandpa is able to turn on his heart. Now, Machine Boy wants nothing more than to become a hero! Whether he is fighting giant bugs in the school's basement, rescuing cats from trees, or making the perfect spaghetti sauce, Machine Boy is always looking for the best way to help others. But when his heart begins to interact dangerously with other debris from space, Machine Boy wonders if he can be a power for good after all. Included in Everyday Hero Machine Boy, is a two-page READER'S GUIDE. The full TEACHER'S GUIDE is available on SkyboundComet.com.

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Audience: Middle School

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