THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES: DC ICONS! Don’t miss the coming-of-age story of the world’s first super hero, SUPERMAN, from Newbery award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author MATT DE LA PEÑA. “In his brilliant take on Superman, de la Peña shows us that there’s a chance we’ll all need to step up like Clark Kent–with or without a cape.” –Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Long Way Down “Everything we love about the Man of Steel: courageous, compassionate, and full of hope.” –Gene Luen Yang, author of New Super-Man and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger, better than everyone around him. He knows drawing attention to himself could be dangerous, but lately it’s difficult to stay in the shadows. And he’s not the only one with something to hide. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people have been disappearing. With his best friend, Lana Lang, at his side, Clark is determined to discover what evil lies below the surface of their town. Before he can save the world, the future Man of Steel must save Smallville. “A wonderful, bold interpretation of a DC icon that aspires to embrace all readers, new and old.” –Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW Continue with the rest of the DC Icons series! Read the books in any order you choose: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu * Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
MATT DE LA PEÑA is the author of Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for a Caldecott Honor. He is also the author the award-winning picture book A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis and six critically acclaimed young adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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