Awesome Man: The Mystery Intruder

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Awesome Man, our favorite superhero, is back, and in this fantastic sequel from New York Times bestselling author Michael Chabon, he must prepare for his greatest threat yet!

Awesome Mans secret identity has stayed safe, and hes still the coolest superhero around. He loves protecting the people of Awesome City from evildoers, like the giant Plutonian octolizard, with his trusty sidekick, Moskowitz. But there have been reports that a new hero is coming to town soon. What if the people of Awesome City no longer need Awesome Man

With 40 pages of awesome text and illustrations, this book is a great gift for the superhero-obsessed and any kid adjusting to life with a new sibling!

Author Bio

Michael Chabon is the author of two collections of short stories, A Model World' and Werewolves in their Youth', the novels The Mysteries of Pittsburgh', Wonder Boys', The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay', The Yiddish Policemen's Union' and Telegraph Avenue', and the non-fiction books Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs'. Wonder Boys' has been made into a film starring Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His short stories have appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, Esquire and Playboy. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and their four children. Jake Parker illustrates books for children, including the New York Times bestselling picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man, by Michael Chabon. Jake lives in Gilbert, Arizona, with his family. You can visit him online at www.mrjakeparker.com.