While he’s gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the universe. my most favorite part was when Luke needs a wee but when he comes back and realises his brother Zack is a super hero he is devastated that it wasn't him.

Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world. Be careful, though - there's a danger of actual tears and serious stomach-hurt from doubling-over with laughter. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. When Luke is confronted with Stellar, his superpowered twin from another dimension, he is highly suspicious.

This is a good book however i think that i would have enjoyed it more if there was a bit more action and mystery. It blends an exhaustive knowledge of fantasy fiction in books, film, television, comics and computer games (which works even for uninitiates) with a well-observed understanding of family relationships, sibling rivalry, friendships and the things that can be horrible about starting secondary school.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Rory Rooney is unremarkable in almost everything, apart from his capacity to attract the attention of the school bully. David also won the 2018 Laugh Out Loud Awards (Lollies) with the second book in this series, My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord. He was born in Glasgow and now lives in Dorset with his wife, the novelist Natasha Solomons, and their son, Luke.I would recommend the book to year eights and under as there are some hard word to read but most of the words are textbook. Fast-moving, very funny, and gleefully mining the comic potential of the superhero genre, this is an inventive story that handles the combined frustrations and affections of sibling relationships with sensitivity. If you chose this fantastic book you will not regret it you would finish a page and wont to read it over and over again.

Just when eleven-year-old Luke goes for a wee, his undeserving, geeky older brother meets aliens and gains SUPERPOWERS! It's about two brothers, the younger one is in to superheroes and comics and the older on is on his phone all of the time. I also loved the part near the front when Luke needs a wee and he goes but whilst he is there Zack becomes a superhero. The two are going to have to team up if they’re to save Bromley (and the world) from certain disaster.However, when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, it is Luke and his friends who come to the rescue.

It involves another boy obsessed with superpowers: Luke, who missed the chance to acquire them because he nipped out for a wee. I found it funny when Lara tells Zack that her sister Cara has a thing about capes so he puts it on! Lots of references to superheroes but you can enjoy the book without having extensive knowledge of this genre, although it’s frustrating that the reference to ‘14 fingers’ is never fully explained?

In the middle of the book the brother gets kidnapped and it was so exciting that I didn't want to stop reading it.