Matthew Cody - Powerless.nfo
General Information
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Title: Powerless
Author: Matthew Cody
Read By: Gary Dikeos
Copyright: 2009
Audiobook Copyright: 2010
Genre: Juvenile
Publisher: Listening Library
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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ISBN: 9780307738585
Media: Library Download
Number: 6
Source: Library
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 6
Total Duration: 7:03:54
Total MP3 Size: 194.10
Parity Archive: No
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Encoded With: LAME 3.98
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Normalize: MP3Gain, Track 89dB
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Book Description
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Superheroes soar in this promising debut - and they're kids!
Twelve-year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, soon learns the truth about
his nice - but odd - new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible,
yet another controls electricity. Incredible. The superkids use their
powers to secretly do good in the town, but they're haunted by the fact
that the moment they turn thirteen, their abilities will disappear -
along with any memory that they ever had them. Is a memory-stealing
supervillain sapping their powers?
The answers lie in a long-ago meteor strike, a World War II-era comic
book (Fantastic Futures, starring the first superhero, Johnny Noble),
the green-flamed Witch Fire, a hidden Shroud cave, and - possibly, unbelievably
- 'powerless' regular-kid Daniel himself.
Superhero kids meet comic book mystery in this action-filled debut about
the true meaning of a hero.
Excerpts:
From the book
Chapter One
The New Kid
Welcome to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania--
The Safest Town on Earth!
The safest town on earth? thought Daniel. Couldn't sound lamer.
Daniel Corrigan and his family saw the sign from their car just a few
miles outside town. When it came into view, Daniel's father honked the
horn of their minivan as his mother clapped her hands. Of course Daniel's
baby brother, Georgie, had to join in, squealing with delight while
kicking his plump legs against his car seat. Georgie was only two years
old and he always just assumed that everyone was clapping for him, which
was usually the case. Daniel's parents clapped when Georgie smiled or
spoke or even burped.
Instead of joining in the applause, Daniel just buried his nose deeper
in his book. His mom warned him over and over again that reading in
the car would make him sick, but he did it anyway. The Sherlock Holmes
mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles was one of his favorites. Daniel
had a thing for detective stories, and Sherlock Holmes was the best
detective ever. Period. While Daniel was completely aware that a middle-aged,
pipe-smoking British sleuth was not the typical hero of the average
twelve-year-old boy, peer pressure meant little to him. He liked spending
his time amidst the gaslit streets and horse-drawn carriages, the dangerous
arch-criminals and, of course, trusty sidekick Dr. Watson.
Daniel sometimes wished for a trusty sidekick. All he had was Georgie,
who was too young to be of much help in anything. With a sidekick like
Georgie, not even Holmes would have solved many crimes, thought Daniel.
He would have been too busy clapping all the time.
Besides, Daniel understood something that Georgie didn't--that his parents
were clapping to get their minds off why they were moving in the first
place. They were moving to Noble's Green because that was where Gram
lived, and she was very, very sick. For Daniel, the best way to escape
that sad fact was to disappear between the covers of a well-read book.-
The moving truck was waiting for them by the time the family minivan
turned onto Elm Lane, the Corrigan family's new address. The truck was
backed into the driveway as far as it could reach--it was one of those
big tractor-trailer types and the front cab stuck out into the street.
He didn't understand why they would need all that stuff, even if they
were going to be here for a long time. The thought of their old apartment
sitting empty back in Philadelphia filled Daniel with a strange sadness.-
When they pulled up, the movers were already unloading the truck.
"C'mon, Daniel," said his dad. "We'll let your mom go in and tell your
gram that we're here. I'll give you the grand tour."
"Watch yourself getting out of the car, honey," said his mom as she
unbuckled Georgie from his car seat. "The oncoming traffic can't see
you with that big truck in the way."
His dad smiled as he gestured to the giant wraparound porch. "Pretty
cool, huh?"
Gram's house was two stories tall, three if you counted the attic, and
the whole thing was painted a sort of pale blue, with white doors and
window frames.
"You'll get the attic bedroom--it's got a great view of the mountain--and
Georgie will sleep in the one next to ours."
Daniel didn't say anything; he just focused on not looking impressed.-
They ended their tour at the back of the house, next to a set of double
doors. They were closed, but Daniel could hear the sound of laughter
on the other side.
Daniel's father knocked very gently, and a small voice answered from
the other side, "Come on in!"
His father put his hand on Daniel's shoulder and gave him a reassuring...-
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