Shelly's Book Blog

I have found another gem: William Boniface's series, The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy. I have finished Book 1: The Hero Revealed, and have also read parts of Books 2 and 3 in this series with my boys, and we have thoroughly enjoyed every minute. This is a fantasy/adventure series about a world in which everyone has some kind of superpower.
The hero of the tale is the only one who has no superpower, and thus his name, Ordinary Boy. His friends include Halogen Boy, who can glow brightly when he drinks enough apple juice; Plasma Girl, who can transform herself into goo; Stench, who is remarkably strong but must tolerate the unfortunate side effect of emitting a horrible smell when he uses his powers or gets too excited; and Melonhead, whose head is shaped like ... well, a melon, and who spits seeds whenever he talks. I really like that the author uses a rich and varied vocabulary, but kids will probably just like that the stories are very clever and extremely funny. I cannot praise these books enough -- put them up there with Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events. They're that good!