
Joshua Dread
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 8, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- A lively collision of middle-school awkwardness, emerging powers, and dangerously villainous family business.
- Themes
- Family loyalty, Friendship, Hiding one's identity
- Pacing
- Fast
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The first book in the series! Middle school is tough already—but when your parents are evil supervillains and you’ve just discovered you have powers of your own, life can be a real challenge. Not only do bullies pick on Joshua, but do you see those supervillains over there trying to flood the world? The ones that everyone, including his best friend Milton, are rooting for Captain Justice to take down? They're the Dread Duo, and they just happen to be his parents.
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As if trying to hide his identity wasn't hard enough, Joshua has started leaving a trail of exploding pencils and scorched handprints in his wake, and only Sophie, the new girl in town with a mysterious past, seems unsurprised. When a violent attack at the Vile Fair makes it clear someone is abducting supervillains, and that his parents may very well be next, Joshua must enlist both Sophie and Milton's help to save them. “Joshua Dread is funny, action-packed, and a total page-turner. You’ll want to read to the bitter end—unless Joshua’s parents destroy the world first. Which is a distinct possibility.”—Adam Gidwitz, author of A Tale Dark & Grimm "Villainy! Mayhem! Family! From supervillains to killer houseplants, Joshua Dread has it all. I couldn't put it down and I didn't dare, not until I'd devoured every last page!" -C. Alexander London, author of the Accidental Adventure series
Family, with Perks
A lively collision of middle-school awkwardness, emerging powers, and dangerously villainous family business.
Come here for
- Middle-school troubles with a supervillain-family twist
- A funny, action-packed adventure with powers gone conspicuously awry
Expect
- Exploding pencils, scorched handprints, and comic-book peril
- Friendship and family complications alongside the mayhem
Where it sits
| Superheroes | 98% |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 72% |
| Magic & Fantasy | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Alternative Family Stories
- Growing Up
- Authors
- Lee Bacon
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- October 8, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family loyalty · Friendship · Hiding one's identity
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure