Dan Schoening
Author
Series
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
"Many years after the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne comes face to face with their murderer, Joe Chill. While chasing down this cold-blooded crook, Bruce recalls the story of his own past and the evolution of his alter ego-- Batman"--Unedited summary from book.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Batman learns about a school for aspiring villains, he sends Robin to find out who's in charge. While undercover, the Boy Wonder discovers that the mysterious headmistress is none other than Catwoman! The Dynamic Duo must find a way to take down this feline felon before her students graduate to full-time crooks"--Unedited summary from book.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
49 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When astronauts crash on Pluto, only one man can save them-- Superman! Faster than a speeding bullet, the Man of Steel soars toward the dwarf planet, towing a high-tech rescue vehicle. Soon, he discovers an unexpected passenger aboard the spacecraft. Jimmy Olsen, the Daily Planet's young photographer, has hitched a ride, but that's not Superman's biggest problem. When the evil Kanjar Ro attacks, the Man of Steel finds himself weakened by deep-space...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On remote island, scientists discover an exotic plant, which they hope will lead to a medical breakthrough. Instead, when they return to Washington, D.C., the rare fauna brings on a monstrous breakout. The sinister sorceress, Circe, attacks the city with her magical malice. Even Wonder Woman, the princess of the Amazons, can't escape her cruel charms, and if the Lasso of Truth won't set her free, the capital city will soon become Circe's domain.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman sees a message in the clouds instructing her to go to Stonehenge, where she finds a group of tourists being held hostage by Morgaine Le Fey, who demands Wonder Woman steal the Star Sword of Merlin.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
49 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a cheetah exhibit opens at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Princess Diana arrives to witness the event. At the grand opening, the rare cats suddenly escape, fleeing through a crowd of frightened zoogoers! Diana quickly transforms into her secret identity, Wonder Woman, captures the cats and saves the day. But when the cheetahs continue their odd behavior, only one thing can explain it. The cat-like super-villain, Cheetah, is on the loose!...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
49 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Daily Planet reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane are covering the opening of the new Metropolis Museum when, suddenly, a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale comes to life. With lightning-speed, Superman catches the colossal creature, but the magical mischief is far from over. The impish Mr. Mxyzptlk has returned from the Fifth Dimension with dozens of troublesome tricks. Even the Man of Steel is helpless against his power of magic"--P. [4] of cover....
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a fighter jet crashes on Paradise Island, young Princess Diana asks her mother, Queen Hippolyta, for permission to enter the world of mortals. The queen thinks Diana's request is a good one. She holds a special competition, a test of skill and bravery, to determine which Amazonian will be permitted to go. But Diana, as a royal princess, is denied from entering the trials! Against her mother's wishes, and behind the disguise of a mask, the princess...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"During a routine test flight above the deserts of the Southwest, ace pilot Hal Jordan has a too-close-for-comfort encounter with a UFO. His jet takes a nosedive, but before Hal bites the dust, a strange green glow appears and prevents the crash. The mysterious UFO reveals Hal's alien rescuer, who possesses a green ring of untold power. What does Hal do when the alien offers him the ring and announces that the human pilot is now the new Guardian of...
10) Crime wave!
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
450L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Superman, Batman and the rest of their CD Super Friends team up to stop the nefarious Black Manta, who has stolen the world's largest pearl and unleashed a deadly giant octopus.
12) Shell shocker
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
14) High-tech terror
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
49 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hal Jordan, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, receives a distress call form a planet under attack by lawn mowers and other machines, which have been transformed by a superpowered robot, Tekik.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
NC 780L
Physical Desc
49 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While visiting the rainforest, Wonder Woman discovers that a logging company has secretly destroyed a large area of trees. Traveling deeper into the forest to investigate, she is suddenly attacked by two angry villains--Poison Ivy and Gorilla Grodd! These foes soon realize that they share a common enemy with the Amazon Princess. And, for one day, they'll unite to stop the destruction of their habitat before it's lost forever"--Unedited summary from...
16) Big heroes!
Author
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Lex Luthor uses a device to shrink them down to the size of ants, the Super Friends must use their superpowers to escape from animals now bigger than them, stop Lex from taking over Metropolis, and return to their normal sizes.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After patrolling the galaxy, Hal Jordan, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, streaks toward Earth and the neon lights of Las Vegas. When the brightest city on the planet suddenly goes dark, Hal sees that the evil Dr. Light is the source of the blackout. Hal must put an end to this light king's reign, or it'll be lights out for him as well.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Test pilot Hal Jordan is recruited to join an intergalactic law enforcement squadron, but when a traitor is discovered within the group Hal must truly--and quickly--become a super hero.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When riots erupt in downtown Washington, D.C., only Wonder Woman can stop them, but as she controls the crazy crowd, the super hero is caught off guard by an even bigger problem--Devastation, the shape-shifting super-villain, who is out to destroy Wonder Woman once and for all.