Jack´s plan to impress the new girl in town goes hilariously wrong in this companion novel to Batchelder-winning Brown, illustrated by outstanding Norwegian cartoonist Øyvind Torseter.The trio of friends from Batchelder-winnning Brown is back, this time following the adventures of Jack. When a new girl moves to town, Jack is determined to impress and befriend her. The only problem? Her mom´s supposedly a famous singer, and she´ll only stick around if she can find some celebrity friends. So Jack hatches a plan to land himself in the newspaper: he´s going to rescue the chairman´s prize-winning hen. Of course, that means he has to borrow it first. But when the borrowed hen then goes missing, Jack finds himself in some serious trouble. He´s going to need some superhero help to find the missing hen and set things right.Enter Black-Jack´s superhero alter ego-to the rescue! Along with his faithful companions Brown and Blue, of course. While Brown and Blue might not completely understand what has happened or why they´re involved, neither does Jack, really. But they´re ready for action and raring to go! An endearing and playful middle grade book about friendship, fame, and fun.The second book in Håkon Øvreås' award-winning My Alter Ego Is A Superhero trilogy, Black can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. Black is illustrated throughout by one of Norway´s greatest cartoonist, Øyvind Torseter.
