Uh-Oh! The super town of Superopolis is hiding a gigantic secret! Years ago, a young superhero named Meteor Boy mysteriously vanished during a dangerous mission. But what really happened to him? Not only that! There may be more to the Meteor Boy secret than anybody suspected! As Ordinary Boy begins to investigate, he discovers that nobody knows where Meteor Boy came from in the first place . . . and clues start to indicate that he may in fact still be alive. Who is Meteor Boy? As the Amazing Indestructo plots to exploit the memory of Meteor Boy for profit, Ordinary Boy knows that the time has come to solve the mystery once and for all. And then Superopolis will finally know the real truth about Meteor Boy. . . . In a town where everyone is extraordinary, this might just be a job for . . . Ordinary Boy. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Gr 4-6-This second book in the series will appeal to superhero and comic-book readers. Ordinary Boy, a fifth grader at Watson Elementary, is the only one in the city of Superopolis who has no superpowers. His friends are Stench, whose power is his odious smell; Halogen Boy, who glows according to how much apple juice he has consumed; and Plasma Girl, who can melt into a puddle of goo. O Boy is beginning to realize that his idol, the Amazing Indestructo, is a huckster with his own TV show, trading cards, and other commercial tie-ins. Twenty-five years earlier, Meteor Boy disappeared in a mysterious explosion while fighting the evil Professor Brain-Drain, and now Indestructo is holding auditions for a Meteor Boy character for his TV show and to promote his line of Meteor Boy products. Along the way, a science-fair project becomes a working time machine, and the Meteor Boy's disappearance is explained. The conversational style and fun black-and-white cartoon illustrations, some of which are collector cards for the superheroes, add to the silly mood.-Ann Robinson, Moultonborough Academy Library, NH Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information