However, when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, it is Luke and his friends who come to the rescue. I love the book so much that we’ve given it to a few other children in the neighborhood for their birthdays. 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 anti-climactic thing is that the brother that doesn't like super heros becomes one and that makes me laugh. It was funny that the little brother wanted to be a superhero but he couldn't because he needed a wee. 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.Sara Ogilvie's illustrations add an even more warm, hilarious background to Earle's realistic family. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. For example I have also read my gym teacher is an alien when I read that as well as my brother is a superhero I laughed so hard I almost fell off my bed while reading. David Solomons debut children s book is lip-twitchingly funny and clips along thanks to a super-plot and a cast packed with special (if unusual) powers.

His geeky brother Zack gets to be world-saving Star Lad instead, but Luke has his race-against-time moment when Zack is kidnapped.

As a parent I'm so grateful for exciting age appropriate books that keep kids faces buried in them while they get lost in what they are reading. David Solomons is a genius - this fab series is a must-read for fans of funny/ superheroes/comics or just cracking good reads! Not only is it filled with references of classic comic book heroes, it pulls in any of us who ourselves dreamed of having superpowers. I would recommend the book to year eights and under as there are some hard word to read but most of the words are textbook.