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Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains, and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless!
As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a - gasp! - civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof)...what will the world's nicest bad guy do?
In this rollicking middle grade adventure, Michael Fry's witty text combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor.
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Critic reviews
"In this clever world, Over the Hedge comic-strip author Fry achieves an ideal balance of humor, poignancy, and zippy superhero/bad guy action...." (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
"The irreverent humor that middle graders relish will go a long way to capturing their interest. Superhero fans will enjoy this tongue-in-cheek take on the genre." (School Library Journal)
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- Amy S. Chandler
- 03-25-19
Awesome book!
So good my daughter loved it she thought it was funny and a book she would want to read to her kids
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-04-21
This book is so boring and wasted my money
I just spent money for a tiny book that talks like a book for teens, but has a story for about a 3rd grader.
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