About the Author
JOHN DAVID ANDERSON is the author of one other novel for young readers, Standard Hero Behavior. He lives with his wife, two kids, and whiny cat in Indianapolis. He hates sloppy joes, isn’t too fond of neckties, and has no notable superpowers to speak of. Yet.
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Cover art © 2013 by SHANNON TINDLE
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SIDEKICKED.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anderson, John David, 1975–
pages cm
Summary: Thirteen-year-old superhero sidekick-in-training Drew “The Sensationalist” Bean must overcome his not-so-superpowers and become the hero everyone needs when a supervillain, The Dealer, returns to Justicia.
ISBN 978-0-06-213314-4 (hardback)
EPub Edition April 2013 ISBN 9780062133168
[1. Superheroes—Fiction. 2. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. 3. Identity—Fiction. 4. Self-confidence—Fiction. 5. Ability—Fiction. 6. Middle schools—Fiction. 7. Schools—Fiction. 8. Humorous stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.A53678Sid2013 2012025495
[Fic]—dc23 CIP
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