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The Adventures Of Bean Boy (2012)

by Lisa Harkrader(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Houghton Mifflin

review 1: What person has not at least fleetingly wished for superpowers? Tucker MacBean in The Adventures of Beanboy is no exception. His love of comic books leads him to enter a contest to create a sidekick for a well-known Superhero and solve the character's current conundrum. Winning could help his single mother support both him and his special-needs brother, Beecher (AKA Beechman)and allow her to finish her college degree. Using his natural creativity and capitalizing on his own situation, Tucker creates BeanBoy. I loved seeing about how Beanboy and his opposition emerge from Tucker's life. Tucker pays attention to his own world using what he already knows to create comic characters for another world. Tucker's name is MacBean, thus Beanboy. Tucker has gas one day, leading him ... moreto connect beans to causing gas and giving his sidekick gas as a superpower to stun and act as a protective force field. Tied into this story is a bully named Sam. A small-statured girl, Sam is not the average bully. She is powered by her anger, pain, and fear. All of these are traits that Tucker harvests and places in his comic characters. In the end, Tucker learns that both real people and comic characters are not always what they seem. Sometimes, it takes stepping out of his comfort zone and risking to know who and what other people really are and why. Superpowers are often not that super. In Tucker's case, just being courageous enough to be himself is a superpower that not only changes him but also those around him.
review 2: Loved this funny and engaging book about Tucker MacBean, aspiring comic book artist. Tucker's brother, Beecher, is mentally challenged and his mother is juggling a full time job, college, and single parenthood. The MacBean family keeps organized through a sticky note system and love. Tucker decides to enter a comic contest to win a scholarship for his mother so she can quit her job and get some sleep. Things don't go according to Tucker's plan, but a lot of other things start to happen instead. I really liked this book. It is a nice read and a great read-alike for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Captain Underpants. 5+ Stars less

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