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Third Class Superhero
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Author : Charles Yu
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2006-09-05
Third Class Superhero written by Charles Yu and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-05 with Fiction categories.
“A compulsively readable collection” of short fiction from the author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Publishers Weekly). With deadpan humor and originality, Charles Yu spins Kafkaesque tales of modern identity and insecurity in this whip-smart debut. In 401(k), a couple living in the Luxury Car Commercial subdivision are disappointed when their exotic vacation turns into a Life Insurance/Asset Management pitch. The author struggles to write the definitive biography of his mother in Autobiographical Raw Material Unsuitable for the Mining of Fiction. And would-be superhero Moisture Man must come to terms with the darkness in his heart. Throughout the collection, Yu’s characters run up against the limitations of their artificial story lines while tackling the terrifying aspects of existence: mothers, jobs, spouses, and perhaps most terrifying of all, the need to express feelings. Heartbreaking and hilarious, Third Class Superhero marked the debut of an author who has been a PEN award finalist, and whose novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe was named one of Time’s best books of the year. “The post-collegiate braininess of many of Yu’s stories is like the music of the Talking Heads, making the familiar seem off-kilter. . . . Takes a Kafkaesque turn in its comic examination of the essence of identity.” —Kirkus Reviews
Third Class Superhero
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Author : Charles Yu
language : en
Publisher: Harvest Books
Release Date : 2006-09-01
Third Class Superhero written by Charles Yu and has been published by Harvest Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-01 with categories.
Charles Yu experiments with form and genre to explore the stories we tell ourselves while navigating contemporary life. In "Third Class Superhero," a would- be good guy must come to terms with the darkness in his heart. A couple living in the Luxury Car Commercial subdivision in "401(k)" are disappointed when their exotic vacation turns into a Life Insurance/Asset Management pitch. The author struggles to write the definitive biography of his mother in "Autobiographical Raw Material Unsuitable for the Mining of Fiction." In these and other stories, Yu's characters run up against the conventions and parameters of their artificial story lines while tackling the terrifying aspects of existence: mothers, jobs, spouses, the need to express feelings. Heartbreaking, hilarious, smart, and surprising, "Third Class Superhero "marks the arrival of an impressive new talent.
Sorry Please Thank You
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Author : Charles Yu
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2012
Sorry Please Thank You written by Charles Yu and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Fiction categories.
Presents a collection of stories featuring a retail employee who is confronted by a zombie, a computer warrior who leads his fighter band across a virtual landscape, and a company that outsources grief.
Almost Super
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Author : Marion Jensen
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-01-21
Almost Super written by Marion Jensen and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-21 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Two brothers in a family of superheroes strive to be heroic despite their super-lame super-powers in this funny and heartwarming middle grade adventure. On February 29th, at 4:23 p.m., everyone in the Bailey family over the age of twelve gets a superpower. No one knows why or how. All the Baileys know is that it's their duty to protect the world from those evil, supervillainous Johnsons. *shakes fists* Today, Rafter Bailey and his brother Benny are finally going to get their superpowers. Benny wants to be a speedy, and Rafter hopes he gets his grandpa's superstrength. But when their powers arrive, they are—well—duds. Rafter can light matches on polyester, and Benny can turn his innie belly button into an outie. How is Rafter supposed to defeat his algebra class nemesis, Juanita Johnson, now? And worse still, what if everything he thinks he knows about superheroes is a lie? He may not have an awesome power, but with the help of his wits and an unexpected friend, he could just be almost super.
A Hero Like You
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Author : Nikki Rogers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-10
A Hero Like You written by Nikki Rogers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-10 with categories.
A Hero Like You looks at everyday heroes and highlights qualities such as loyalty, compassion, resourcefulness, justice, and courage. The lyrical rhyme and relatable illustrations remind us that we all have the opportunity to be a hero by helping others, doing right and making the world a better place. "What the world needs is a hero like you!"
Interior Chinatown
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Author : Charles Yu
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2020-01-28
Interior Chinatown written by Charles Yu and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with Fiction categories.
NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “A shattering and darkly comic send-up of racial stereotyping in Hollywood” (Vanity Fair) and a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He’s a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy—the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it? After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he’s ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, exploring the themes of pop culture, assimilation, and immigration—Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu’s most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.
Ten Rules Of Being A Superhero
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Author : Deb Pilutti
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-10-14
Ten Rules Of Being A Superhero written by Deb Pilutti and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Here's what it takes to be a superhero—starring a boy and his superhero action figure!
Who Needs A Superhero
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Author : H. Michael Brewer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Who Needs A Superhero written by H. Michael Brewer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Comic books, strips, etc categories.
Examines the Gospel and our need for a Savior by drawing on the traits and trials of a popular superhero in each chapter.
Superhero School
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Author : Aaron Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Release Date : 2009-07-07
Superhero School written by Aaron Reynolds and has been published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
It's Math Curse meets The Incredibles! Leonard is no ordinary kid—he's enrolled in Superhero School, where leaping tall buildings in a single bound is considered child's play. If only division, fractions, and multiplication came as naturally, and weren't so, well, ordinary. But when the kids' math teacher, Mr. Tornado, and the rest of the staff get kidnapped by ice zombies, Leonard and his pals find themselves using every superhero trick in the book—not to mention a few unexpected math skills— to divide (and conquer!) the enemy.
Writing Superheroes
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Author : Anne Haas Dyson
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date :
Writing Superheroes written by Anne Haas Dyson and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Education categories.
Based on an ethnographic study in an urban classroom of 7- to 9-year olds, Writing Superheroes examines how young school children use popular culture, especially superhero stories, in the unofficial peer social world and in the official school literacy curriculum. In one sense, the book is about children "writing superheroes"-about children appropriating superhero stories in their fiction writing and dramatic play on the playground and in the classroom. These stories offer children identities as powerful people who do battle against evil and win. The stories, however, also reveal limiting ideological assumptions about relations between people-boys and girls, adults and children, people of varied heritages, physical demeanors, and social classes. The book, then, is also about children as "writing superheroes." With the assistance of their teacher, the observed children became superheroes of another sort, able to take on powerful cultural storylines. In this book, Anne Dyson examines how the children's interest in and conflicts about commercial culture give rise to both literacy and social learning, including learning how to participate in a community of differences.