The Astounding Broccoli Boy

Frank Cottrell Boyce (Author)
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116081
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12

Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything, but when he inexplicably turns green and finds himself in an experimental hospital ward with his nemesis, school bully Tommy-Lee "Grim" Komissky, everyone is baffled but Rory believes he and Grim have become superheroes.

Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything. That sort of planning pays off when you're the smallest kid in your class. Rory is even prepared (mostly) for Tommy-Lee, his nemesis, who starts most days by throwing Rory out of the back of the school bus. Don't be scared, his favorite book says, be prepared. And Rory aims to be. What's more heroic than that?

But Rory isn't prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green and finds himself stuck in an experimental hospital ward. The doctors are just as baffled as Rory is, and that's when he begins to wonder: What if this isn't caused by his genes, or a virus, or something he ate? What if it's something even more extraordinary? After all, more than a few superheroes' careers began when they turned green. Could this be a sign that he's meant for something greater? Rory is going to find out—and that's going to start with escaping from the hospital.

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SKU 116081
ISBN 9780062400192
Language English
Lexile ® Measure HL620L
Page Count 400
Product Type Paperback Books
Book Type Middle Grade Novels
Primary Contributor Frank Cottrell Boyce
Age Groups Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers