The town of Sunnyview went all out for Halloween. There were decorations in almost every yard! Houses were covered in fake spiderwebs, and pumpkins were on every porch. One yard had a mummy in a coffin, and another had Frankenstein sitting in a rocking chair. But Eugene and Charlie weren’t just enjoying the spooky scenes.
They were out on patrol.
MONSTER PATROL!
When STAN KIRBY was six years old, he tied a beach towel around his neck and became Super Commander Beach Boy. He tried his best to protect sand castles from the waves, keep seagulls away from his french fries, and keep the beach clean. When Stan’s not creating the awesome adventures of Captain Awesome, he loves reading comic books, eating okra, and hang gliding (but not at the same time).
GEORGE O’CONNOR’S cover—as a mild-mannered clerk in one of Gotham’s most beloved children’s bookstores—was completely blown when his first picture book, KAPOW!, exploded onto the scene. Forced to leave the bookselling world behind, he now spends even more time in his secret Brooklyn, New York, hideout—where he uses his amazing artistic powers to strike fear in the hearts of bad guys everywhere!
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kirby, Stan. Captain Awesome and the ultimate spelling bee / by Stan Kirby ; illustrated by George O’Connor. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Captain Awesome ; No. 7) Summary: Captain Awesome is up against Miss Stinky Pinky in the second grade spelling bee. [etc.] [1. Superheroes—Fiction. 2. Spelling bees—Fiction. 3. Schools—Fiction.] I. O’Connor, George, ill. II. Title. PZ7.K633529Cag 2013 [E]—dc23 2011046177
ISBN 978-1-4424-5158-2 (pbk)
ISBN 978-1-4424-5156-8 (hc)
ISBN 978-1-4424-5161-2 (eBook)
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