When David Schumacher, a 16-year-old high school junior from California, decides to change his name to Blue Avenger (after a comic book superhero he draws), his whole life takes on amazing new dimensions. No longer the shy and studious David, Blue sets out to right society’s wrongs, defend the underdog, and in this third book in the popular series, rescue his true love, Omaha Nebraska Brown, from eviction — a fate that would spell certain separation for Blue and Omaha. When a multimillionaire appears and tempts Blue to use his cryptographic capabilities to invent an off-color license plate and fool the prudish censor, will he take the bait? Underlying all the fun is the mysterious question: Is Blue a real-live boy from Oakland or has he become the comic book superhero he created?
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The eponymous hero (aka David Bruce Schumacher) endures an identity crisis while trying to save his beloved Omaha Nebraska Brown from eviction in this third book in the series begun with The Adventures of Blue Avenger, Blue Avenger and the Theory of Everything by Norma Howe.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Grade 6-10 Blue Avenger (formerly David Schumacher) is back. Here, the teen is ruminating about the nature of free will, and about his girlfriend, Omaha. She is worrying that she and her single mother may have to move, taking her away from San Pablo High, and, even worse, away from him. Blue meets Tractor Nishimura, who has made millions from his movies for teen audiences, but still seethes over losing the chance to make the valedictory speech at the San Pablo High graduation 15 years earlier, just because someone found out that he planned to begin with the phrase "Tigers suck!" Tractor enlists Blue, because of his facility with words and codes, in a scheme to get back at the girl who turned him in and is now a license-plate censor for the state of California. If Blue can help Tractor come up with a license plate that hides the word "suck" well enough to get past the censor, he will be well rewarded. Unfortunately, this book is filled with far too many clever but undeveloped inserts such as full-page ads for KwikyRead, "the revolutionary new 'smart' way to read"; red herrings that ultimately go nowhere; and unnecessary asides on anything and everything. The characters from the earlier books are just as real as before, but the new ones are fairly one-dimensional. Teens who know Blue from the first two books will want to read this one; those unfamiliar with the series will not be impressed. -Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I love Norma Howe's books. And this, the third in her series of "Blue Avenger" novels for young adults, provides plenty of thought-fodder. Reading this book doesn't necessarily force the reader into a contemplatative state... it entices it, teases it forth from that part of the reader's mind that is too often lulled into a stupor when reading books aimed at younger readers. Norma Howe will have none of that complacency, all while providing a captivating, thrilling story with amiable (if somewhat altriistic) characters you wish you knew in high school. Blue Avenger (a.k.a. David Bruce Schumacher) leads an ordinary - yet peculiarly exciting - teenaged life, lending credibility to even the most bizarre set of circumstances. Truly a challenging and enjoyable read, this book heightens the mythos surrounding our regular kid "superhero." I received my copy as a gift - and I have yet to find a way to adequately thank the giver. Norma Howe will altar the way you see some of the most commonly-accepted (or even ignored) details we've all taken for granted.
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You remember Blue, don't you-that skinny red-headed high-school kid in California who changed his name from David Bruce Schumacher to Blue Avenger (after a comic-strip superhero he himself created) and how, after that, his life suddenly took on amazing new dimensions? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ball craft, donut maker, blue tarp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blue Avenger, Tractor Nishimura, Donut Pros, San Pablo High, Advertisement Advertisement, Doris Sunzeri, Marvin Lasher, Omaha Nebraska Brown, Other Option, Edumation Consultants, Jonathan Barger, Timothy Sims, New York, Watch Me Die, Johnny Brown, Motor Vehicles, Oakland Star, Bobby Briggsmore, Carolus Linnaeus, Dymmwit Park, Holy Moses, Bernice Ryan, Giordano Bruno, Miss Seiber, Peer Pressure Power New!
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You remember Blue, don't you-that skinny red-headed high-school kid in California who changed his name from David Bruce Schumacher to Blue Avenger (after a comic-strip superhero he himself created) and how, after that, his life suddenly took on amazing new dimensions? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ball craft, donut maker, blue tarp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blue Avenger, Tractor Nishimura, Donut Pros, San Pablo High, Advertisement Advertisement, Doris Sunzeri, Marvin Lasher, Omaha Nebraska Brown, Other Option, Edumation Consultants, Jonathan Barger, Timothy Sims, New York, Watch Me Die, Johnny Brown, Motor Vehicles, Oakland Star, Bobby Briggsmore, Carolus Linnaeus, Dymmwit Park, Holy Moses, Bernice Ryan, Giordano Bruno, Miss Seiber, Peer Pressure Power New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven on page 14, page 52, and page 79
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by Traven on page 14, page 52, and page 79
- In With the Out Crowd by Norma Howe in Front Matter
- Blue Avenger Cracks the Code by Norma Howe in Front Matter
- Thank You (Greetings Minibooks) by Emma Fox on page 175
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