Release Date: May 14, 2009
Publisher: Dutton
Age Group: Young Adult/Middle Grade
Pages: 308
What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you’re fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you’re a former jock turned freak, you can’t afford to let the secret slip.
But then Avery makes some friends who are as extraordinary as he is. He realizes they’re more than just freaks—together, maybe they have a chance to be heroes. First, though, they have to decide whether to trust the mysterious Cherchette, a powerful wouldbe mentor whose remarkable generosity may come at a terrible price.
Dull Boy is a remarkable debut novel! I've always been a fan of superheroes... batman, x-men, Peter Patrelli, the teenage mutant ninja turtles... they might not be “human” but hey, they are superheroes! I was expecting to like this book just based on that fact alone. And I was thrilled that not only was it about superheroes but it had awesome characters and a super-fun plot!
I loved Avery's character. I loved his humor, his sarcasm, he was just insanely real, flawed, but prefect. As much as I enjoyed the other characters, I'm glad the story was told through his pov.
As with any good superhero there must be a villain, and Cross's vileness was excellent. You can tell right away there isn't something right about Cherchette (what kind of name is that!) but I still think there's more to her than meets the eye.
Well written, fun plot, awesome characters. Looking forward to reading more about these exceptional characters!