Kid Normal
Kid Normal

Kid Normal

Written by Greg James and Chris Smith & illustrated by Erica Salcedo
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$7.99
$7.59
8 - 12
Reading age
400
Page count
151
Words per page
~941L
Lexile measure
May 7, 2019
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When Murph Cooper begins his new school several weeks into the year, he can’t help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it’s not because he’s worried about where to sit, making friends, and fitting in. It’s because his mom has accidentally enrolled him at a school for superheroes. And unlike his fellow students, who can control the weather or fly or conjure tiny horses from thin air, Murph has no special abilities whatsoever. But Murph’s totally normal abilities might just be what the world needs. Because not far away is a great big bad guy who is half man and half wasp, and his mind is abuzz with evil plans . . . and when he comes after the best and the brightest, it’s up to Murph to be the real hero. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud story proves that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

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    The Creatives Behind the Book

      Author
      Greg James

      Greg James is a familiar voice and face on UK radio and TV. He’s the host of UK BBC Radio 1’s award-winning Drivetime show and Official Chart music broadcast. On screen, Greg has hosted a variety of shows, including the recent special BBC Children in Need, and in 2016 he raised over a million dollars for the charity Sport Relief by completing five triathlons in five cities in five days. He has no superpowers. In his spare time he enjoys the idea of having hobbies, but always tends to turn those hobbies into work. @gregjames

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      Chris Smith

      Chris Smith is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who delivers the news to millions of people every day as the presenter of Newsbeat on the UK’s BBC Radio 1. Chris enjoyed a previous, glittering, literary career as the winner of the H.E. Bates Short Story Competition 1981 (under-ten category). Chris has no superpowers either, although he enjoys pretending his cat Mabel can fly by picking her up and running around.@itschrissmith

      Illustrator
      Erica Salcedo

      Erica Salcedo is the illustrator of Pigs in a Blanket. She lives in Cuenca, Spain.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781547602674
    Publication Date
    May 7, 2019
    Publisher
    Bloomsbury Children's Books
    Original Publication Date
    July 13, 2017
    Page Count
    400
    Words Per Page
    151
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~941L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    10
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    198941
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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