{"product_id":"9781250216922","title":"Pepper Page Saves the Universe!","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePepper Page Saves the Universe!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Landry Q. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLandry Walker and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Jones' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePepper Page Saves the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a middle-grade futuristic superhero story about a shy comic book girl-geek becoming her own superhero inspiration!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 2421. Awkward and shy, Pepper buries herself in the universe of the classic fictional superhero Supernova to avoid dealing with the perils of the 9th grade. But then fate intervenes when Pepper encounters a strange cat named Mister McKittens and stumbles into a volatile science experiment run by a sinister substitute teacher named Doctor Killian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePepper is flung into another dimension, bringing her face to face with an order of cosmic beings who declare her to be the steward of their great power, champion of harmony in the universe, protector of worlds present and past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in the 21st Century, Pepper finds that she herself is the real Supernova. But as Pepper soon learns, escapist fantasy and reality are two very different things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With strong line work, lanky characters, and luminescent colors, artist Jones cuts between the present and Supernova’s golden age–inspired comics in pages that reflect both screen tones and newspaper print.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Walker and Jones lean in to their metafictive adventure, deftly admixing superhero tropes into Pepper’s down-to-earth emotional journey. ...A fast-paced, feel-good romp.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA gallery of images in a highly readable afterword gives some insight into just how much work goes into a well-developed graphic novel... It’s a relief to see this is a planned series, so readers need not fret that this is the last of Pepper.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250216922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40816648913102,"sku":"9781250216922","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7b387c4e-fb69-44ef-b41b-0790bd97496c.jpg?v=1642836901","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250216922","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}