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    Sidekicks
    Sidekicks
    Sidekicks
    Audiobook6 hours

    Sidekicks

    Written by Jack D. Ferraiolo

    Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo and Jack Garrett

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    About this audiobook

    Author of The Big Splash and Emmy-winning writer for PBS's WordGirl, Jack D. Ferraiolo delivers the uproarious adventure of a different kind of hero. Behind every superhero stands a trusty-though less glamorous-sidekick. For Phantom Justice there is (drumroll,please) Bright Boy! Superfast and superstrong! Of course, when not fighting crime, Bright Boy leads a humbler existence as ordinary kid Scott Hutchinson. The superhero job might make for a plum gig, but after a humiliating incident with his spandex costume, Scott finds his world isn't exactly the stuff of dreams.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 27, 2011
    ISBN9781461804345
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    • 3/5
      So it starts with the poor sidekick getting a boner on live tv. How embarrassing! I thought the sidekicks were in hig school but apparently its middle school? Feels like YA to me though. I’d love to say the twist in the plot was original but after reading over 10 superhero books for work I saw this coming. Still very enjoyable. also phantom justice and bright boy are sooo much like batman and robin #ijs.
    • 5/5
      I checked this book out from my local library.

      What a great story! Traditional super hero story meets teen hormones and told from the sidekick's point of view. If that weren't enough, stand the traditional labeling of 'good' and 'evil' on it's head and this is one version of the story you might come up with.

      All in all this is a great quick read and I would recommend it.
    • 4/5
      The title pretty much describes what the book is centered around. Sidekicks growing up. The main character is Bright Boy, Scott Hutchinson. He's the Robin-like sidekick to Batman-like hero Phantom Justice. But he's having some growing pains. Struggling to do what his adoptive father (Trent, i.e. Phantom Justice) wants him to do vs. what his own mind is telling him.At the same time that he's dealing with all the superhero stuff (he's a plus/plus more strength and speed than a normal human, he's only missing the intelligence plus). He's also dealing with normal human/young teen boy stuff too. Some of which he's dealing with in an unfortunately public way.The main story starts when one of the duo's oldest 'arch enemies' Dr. Chaotic is back with his sidekick Monkeywrench, and then it gets interesting when Monkeywrench and Bright Boy find out each other's secret identities).I really liked this novel. It was sort of a parody of superhero tropes and such, but it poked fun at them in a surprisingly respectful way. There was also a bit of a social/political commentary within the story.And while at first, I thought that the characters seemed like Batman, Robin, etc. rip-offs, it wasn't too long into the novel that the characters revealed themselves as unique super characters.I really found that I liked this novel. And there was even a twist at the end that I did not see coming (although along with the surprise twist there was a less surprising twist as well).
    • 5/5
      Bright Boy is a side kick to Phantom Justice. Unfortunately Bright Boy is kind of out growing his costume and the persona that Phantom has created for him. Bright Boy keeps to himself at school and is just beginning to feel like enough is enough when he finds out who Monkeywrench is, the sidekick of his arch nemesis. It turns out that he has more in common with Monkeywrench then he ever would have thought possible, and that maybe the line between good and evil isn't as clearly demarcated as he though.

      I kind of loved this. I was looking for kind of a goofy read when I started this and while it was funny, it was also pretty serious and heavy in its way. I loved all the characters in this book and finding out how much more there was to everybody then you first believed.

      ***Spoiler***
      I also loved the romance angle in this one. Good old fashioned star crossed lovers, rather then a triangle which I am so over.
      ***End Spoiler***

      The ending was definitely left open for a sequel and I can't wait.
    • 5/5
      This book is hysterical. It gives teenagers a witty and raw narrative on life, love, and being a superhero. Jack D. Ferraiolo's books are must reads for any young adult.
    • 3/5
      This was pretty dopey, but surprisingly fun and fairly enjoyable overall. The dialogue could have been tighter, and the romantic leads fall for each other *so quickly* that it could only happen in a comic book universe, which I guess is sort of the point. On the other hand, the comic book fanboy in me LOVED seeing a thinly veiled version of Batman being taken down several notches. The ending pretty much guarantees a sequel, so we'll see if the second book is better.
    • 4/5
      The book opens with a scene of Bright Boy, the sidekick for superhero Phantom Justice, helping save a woman from a villian. Immediately, though, the reader learns that this isn't your normal superhero book because Bright Boy, in his skin-tight tights, becomes physically aroused carrying the victim. To his mortification his obvious condition is caught on film and is shown with great delight on the nightly news. But that's really all that's in there on the sexual theme. Bright Boy manages to find out the secret identity of his counterpart, the sidekick for Dr. Chaotic, Phantom Justice's arch-enemy. Turns out Monkeywrench is really Allison from his school and they quickly develop a bond that turns romantic. Furthermore, the reader learns that Phantom Justice is really orchestrating all of his big scenes with the villians for marketing purposes. He's planning on doing away with Bright Boy and Monkeywrench at the same time, because their romance has captured the public's attention and Phantom Justice wants to use their deaths as a means to generate enthusiasm for his battles against Dr. Chaotic. In the final battle all sorts of people turn out to be not who they appear to be. Phantom Justice is discovered to be an evil manipulator but manages to escape, so a sequel should be on its way. Bright Boy is an appealing protagonist who has the reader cheering him on in both his superhero and romantic exploits.