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The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

by Michael Chabon

Hardcover, 32 pages, HarperCollins Childrens Books, List Price: $17.99 |

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A young superhero describes his awesome powers and then demonstrates them as various foes arrive on the scene. Illustrated by Jake Parker.

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The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

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'Awesome Man' Is Super, And Maybe You Are, Too

Awesome Man is, well, "basically awesome," as he puts it. He can fly as high as a satellite and shoot positronic rays out of his eyeballs. And he's the star of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon's new kids' book. Chabon says superheroes let kids hope for a day they might fly.

'Awesome Man' Is Super, And Maybe You Are, Too

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