Super books for Superhero Day (12+)
15 May is Superhero Day! Dust off your cape and wear your underpants on the outside of your trousers in celebration of the day dedicated to heroes - in whatever form.
To mark the day, we've assembled a team of super books to make a super booklist for teenagers.
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Boy Zero Wannabe Hero: The Curse of the Catastrophic Cupc...
Author: Peter Millett
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 6+
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Boy Zero Wannabe Hero: The Curse of the Catastrophic Cupc...
Author: Peter Millett
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 6+
The third in the Boy Zero series, this is a short chapter book which continues the story of Charlie Applejack, the world's newest …
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Boffin Boy Goes to Hollywood
Author: David Orme Illustrator: Peter Richardson
Interest level: 7-12
Reading age: 5-8
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Boffin Boy Goes to Hollywood
Author: David Orme Illustrator: Peter Richardson
Interest level: 7-12
Reading age: 5-8
Rick Shaw might seem like an ordinary teenager, but when danger strikes Ricky becomes... Boffin Boy!
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Lois Lane: Fallout
Author: Gwenda Bond
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
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Lois Lane: Fallout
Author: Gwenda Bond
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
This reimagining of Lois Lane as a high school reporter is a fast-paced, tightly plotted and addictive read.
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Dark Satanic Mills
Author: Marcus & Julian Sedgwick Illustrator: John Higgins and Marc Olivent
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
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Dark Satanic Mills
Author: Marcus & Julian Sedgwick Illustrator: John Higgins and Marc Olivent
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
In a Britain laid to waste by catastrophic global warming, a motorcycle courier, Christy, and an atheist campaigner are on the run…
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Bitter Sixteen
Author: Stefan Mohamed
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
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Bitter Sixteen
Author: Stefan Mohamed
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
Funny, sharp and totally original, Bitter Sixteen is the beginning of a trilogy about a tremendously appealing smart-mouthed Welsh…
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Phoenix
Author: S F Said Illustrator: Dave McKean
Interest level: 10+
Reading age: 10+
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Phoenix
Author: S F Said Illustrator: Dave McKean
Interest level: 10+
Reading age: 10+
Lucky is on the run and joins up with a group of aliens - refugees from the ongoing war between aliens and humans - who agree to h…
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Shoot to Kill
Author: Steve Cole
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
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Shoot to Kill
Author: Steve Cole
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 12+
Young Bond: Shoot to Kill is a real page turner with heroes and villains, adventure, action and humour. The book works well as a s…
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Star Cat
Author: James Turner Illustrator: Yasmin Sheikh
Interest level: 10-14
Reading age: 10+
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Star Cat
Author: James Turner Illustrator: Yasmin Sheikh
Interest level: 10-14
Reading age: 10+
This bright, super-fun graphic novel stars Captain Spaceington and his wacky crew as they travel the universe in their spaceship, …
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The Night Itself
Author: Zoe Marriot
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 13+
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The Night Itself
Author: Zoe Marriot
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 13+
Mio feels a little anxious when she secretly takes her family's katana from her parents' attic, so she can use it as part of a fan…
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