{"id":1227,"date":"2023-12-22T21:04:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T21:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=1227"},"modified":"2023-12-22T21:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T21:04:15","slug":"chapter-chat-reads-sidekicked-apl","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/events\/chapter-chat-reads-sidekicked-apl\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Chat Reads Sidekicked (APL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month for Chapter Chat we will be reading <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.eapld.org:8080\/?config=default#section=resource&amp;resourceid=441779340&amp;currentIndex=0&amp;view=fullDetailsDetailsTab\"><em>Sidekicked<\/em><\/a> by John David Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>With not nearly enough power comes way too much responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero sidekicks, but that doesn\u2019t mean that life is all leaping tall buildings in single bounds. First, there\u2019s Drew\u2019s power: Possessed of super senses \u2013 his hearing, sight, taste, touch, and smell are the most powerful on the planet \u2013 he\u2019s literally the most sensitive kid in school. There\u2019s his superhero mentor, a former legend who now spends more time straddling barstools than he does fighting crime. And then there\u2019s his best friend, Jenna \u2013 their friendship would be complicated enough if she weren\u2019t able to throw a Volkswagen the length of a city block. Add in trying to keep his sidekick life a secret from everyone, including his parents, and the truth is clear: Middle school is a drag even with superpowers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But this was all before a supervillain long thought dead returned to Justicia, superheroes began disappearing at an alarming rate, and Drew\u2019s two identities threatened to crash head-on into each other. Drew has always found it pretty easy to separate right from wrong, good from evil. It\u2019s what a superhero does. But what happens when that line starts to break down?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with the book will be some activities that will dive deeper into the story. Our meetings will have a book discussion along with activities. This book club is open to anyone ages 7-12. Snacks and drinks are provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month for Chapter Chat we will be reading Sidekicked by John David Anderson. With not nearly enough power comes way too much responsibility. Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero sidekicks, but that doesn\u2019t mean that life is all leaping tall buildings in single bounds. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[76,58,155,238,159,75,43,237,98,239,101,57,50],"mec_category":[7],"class_list":["post-1227","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-book","tag-book-club","tag-chapter-chat","tag-john-david-anderson","tag-juvenile-fiction","tag-read","tag-reading","tag-sidekicked","tag-tween","tag-tween-book-club","tag-tween-program","tag-tween-programming","tag-tween-programs","mec_category-tween-programs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}