Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero

Written by Anne Cottringer · Illustrated by Alex T. Smith

A quiet boy becomes a midnight superhero to stop a meteor from hitting Earth.

5.3/7 Bookroo experts·3.8/5 Goodreads · 247 ratings

24 pages· 515 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· AD540L

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Bookroo's summary

By day, Eliot is a quiet child, but when midnight strikes, he transforms into a superhero. His latest mission is his most critical yet: team up with scientists to avert a meteor on a collision course with Earth. Can Eliot save the planet before dawn? The clock is ticking, and the stakes have never been higher. Will his secret identity be enough to face this cosmic challenge?

From the publisher

All the grown-ups comment that Eliot is “such a quiet little thing,” unaware that at night, when the clock strikes midnight, he becomes a superhero, and now he has received his most urgent mission yet, to help a group of scientists prevent a giant meteor from crashing into Earth.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 24
Words: 515
Reading age: 3–7
Audience: Picture
Lexile: AD540L

Themes & topics

Books about glasses Books about superpowers Books about superheroes Books about heroes Books about comets, asteroids and meteors

What readers & critics say

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“Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero is a fun book about a little boy Eliot who is a quiet little kid playing in his room by day and a masterful, brave superhero defending the world from injustice and danger by night. Most of Eliot's abilities seem not to be superpowers as much as just skill--like stopping a high-powered jet on the world's shortest runway. But Eliot must have super strength because he tows a ship to safety pulling it behind as he swims. This book is a fun book with a subtle message about not underestimating someone just because they might be a little quieter or introverted.”

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