Skip to Main Content (Press Enter)
How to Save a Superhero by Ruth Freeman
Add How to Save a Superhero to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf

How to Save a Superhero

By Ruth Freeman

By Ruth Freeman

By Ruth Freeman

By Ruth Freeman

By Ruth Freeman

By Ruth Freeman

Best Seller
Paperback $9.99

May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780823453344 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $17.99

Oct 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780823447626 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $9.99

Oct 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780823450220 | Middle Grade (8-12)

All Formats
+
    How to Save a Superhero by Ruth Freeman
    Paperback $9.99
    May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780823453344

    Buy from Other Retailers:

    See All Formats (2) +
    • $9.99

      May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780823453344 | Middle Grade (8-12)

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    • $17.99

      Oct 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780823447626 | Middle Grade (8-12)

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    • Oct 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780823450220 | Middle Grade (8-12)

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    Buy the Ebook:

    About How to Save a Superhero

    Superheroes aren’t real.
    And they definitely aren’t hiding out in a retirement community.

    Addie and her mom never stay in one place too long. When her mom gets a new job at Happy Valley Village Retirement Community, Addie believes they’ll be on the road again in a month. But this time, something is different–make that, someone. Mr. Norris, a grumpy resident of Happy Valley and. . .a former superhero? 

    Addie along with friends Marwa and Dickson are determined to find out the truth about Happy Valley, setting off a chain of adventures, schemes, revelations, and more. Full of thrilling suspence, How to Save a Superhero features a cast of unforgettable characters determined to get to the bottom of a wild mystery.

    About How to Save a Superhero

    Ten-year-old Addie knows that Superheroes aren’t real, and that they certainly don’t hide out in retirement communities, but she may just have to change her mind.

    Addie and her mom never stay in one place too long. They’ve been up and down and all around the country. When her mom, Tish, gets a new job at Happy Valley Village Retirement Community in Pennsylvania, Addie believes they’ll be on the road again in a month. But this time, something is different–make that, someone. Mr. Norris, a grumpy resident of Happy Valley and. . .a former superhero?

    Well, that’s what Marwa, whose mom also works at Happy Valley, would try and have Addie believe. Addie and her friend Dickson know better even if there are things they can’t explain. Like the time Mr. Norris was about to get hit by a car and was suddenly on the other side of the road or the way his stare seems to take root in Addie’s stomach.

    When a man starts prowling the Happy Valley grounds, claiming to be the great-nephew of a resident, Addie, Marwa, and Dickson soon stumble into a grand conspiracy involving the Manhattan Project, a shady weapons company, and the fate of the human race, in this smart, funny middle grade novel.

    About How to Save a Superhero

    Ten-year-old Addie knows that Superheroes aren’t real, and that they certainly don’t hide out in retirement communities, but she may just have to change her mind.

    Addie and her mom never stay in one place too long. They’ve been up and down and all around the country. When her mom, Tish, gets a new job at Happy Valley Village Retirement Community in Pennsylvania, Addie believes they’ll be on the road again in a month. But this time, something is different–make that, someone. Mr. Norris, a grumpy resident of Happy Valley and. . .a former superhero?

    Well, that’s what Marwa, whose mom also works at Happy Valley, would try and have Addie believe. Addie and her friend Dickson know better even if there are things they can’t explain. Like the time Mr. Norris was about to get hit by a car and was suddenly on the other side of the road or the way his stare seems to take root in Addie’s stomach.

    When a man starts prowling the Happy Valley grounds, claiming to be the great-nephew of a resident, Addie, Marwa, and Dickson soon stumble into a grand conspiracy involving the Manhattan Project, a shady weapons company, and the fate of the human race, in this smart, funny middle grade novel.

    Also by Ruth Freeman

    One Good Thing About America
    See all books by Ruth Freeman

    Also by Ruth Freeman

    One Good Thing About America
    See all books by Ruth Freeman

    Also by Ruth Freeman

    One Good Thing About America
    See all books by Ruth Freeman

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Holiday House
    May 09, 2023 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823453344

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Holiday House
    Oct 19, 2021 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823447626

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Holiday House
    Oct 19, 2021 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823450220

    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

    Praise

    ★ “Featuring a cast whose distinct personalities are clearly built out, Freeman’s imaginative, suspenseful, and well-paced novel of intergenerational friendship will keep readers guessing.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    “Freeman delivers on the mystery, adventure, and fantasy in this middle grade novel. Most characters are cued as white.”—School Library Journal

    “Behind an uncommonly savvy, redoubtable protagonist, Freeman stocks her cast with a diverse array of equally vivacious characters, including as lively and hilarious a group of resident seniors as ever was. . . . A clever, lively romp.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “Filled with science fiction, a fun cast of characters, including a few who are unsavory, and a somewhat surprise ending, young readers will enjoy the adventure and the relationships between the characters.” —School Library Connection

    Looking for More Great Reads?
    21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Raise kids who love to read

    Today's Top Books

    Want to know what people are actually reading right now?

     An online magazine for today’s home cook

    An online magazine for today’s home cook