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The Incredible Rockhead

This graphic novel by Stone Arch is about an ordinary elementary school kid, who lives his dream.  He goes to the school nurse to get his regular allergy shot, but instead of the school nurse, a wacky scientist injects him with something that makes him a superhero.  He doesn’t know he’s really a superhero yet, but just that he gets an enormous rock head and incredible strength.  He uses his strength the next day during a field trip to the zoo, when animals get loose and charge his friends.  Apparently he’s doing so well that the wacky scientists, who are monitoring his behavior, believe he is ready for phase two.  That the whole story!  Actually, I found I was quite engaged in the story and wanted to see how it would end.  But I’m afraid I won’t find out because these books are just too expensive.  Each chapter is one whole book, and a pricey one at that.  Not enough money in my limited budget.  The ‘commercials’ that are interspersed in the book are too distracting.  Kind of funny, but not worth the cost.