A spectacular new super hero . . .
As a baby, Noah Minor fell from a sixteen story balcony and miraculously—and mysteriously—survived. Since then, his life as been pretty boring. By age twelve, he worries his life “peaked” at age one. His friends are super talented, but he feels super ordinary . . . until a standard vision test indicates Noah can manipulate gravity.
When Noah is recruited to train with a top-secret government agency, he thinks his life will now be awesome, but he struggles to control his powers. Before it’s too late, he must decide who to trust: the agency training him, or their most-wanted, his great uncle Saul, who may hold the keys to understanding his powers. In the end, Noah will learn that friendship is also an extraordinary superpower.
First-prize winner, Selah Award.
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- Grades 3-7
- Studying through the lens of The Hero’s Journey
- Classic Comparison: Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations
- Classic Comparison for younger readers: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
A five-week journey looking through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. Each week begins with a prompt to journal a favorite quote and deep dives into the mechanics of story-writing. Follow up with activities that prompt involvement with the text. Superhero themes and content include:
- In-depth questions about the hero’s journey
- Identify onomatopoeia in English and other languages & create your own
- Workout like a Gravitar
- Learn how the sun and moon impact gravity
- Illustrate a comic-book scene
- Make your own Gravitas device
- And more!