Alan Sunderland

Reviewed for VPRC. This is a "Meh" book. I finished it but it felt a bit laboured. Basically Monty is a 15 year old orphan who has never been adopted. When minding the orphanage while the other younger kids are away on a holiday, an old man stumbles into the building and asks Monty to lie for him. The man is an old superhero known simply as The Cape who is hiding from some henchmen of a evil mastermind known as Bentwordle. After Monty lies, the Cape enlists his help in tracking down some missing printing plates from the Bank which would allow you to print as much money as you wanted. (This is what Bentwordle is after.) To assist Monty, the Cape gives him six superpowers - a different one everyday like invisibility, super hearing, flight, etc - but they each disappear after midnight. Monty tries to catch Bentwordle out but keeps making mistakes.
This is a story about believing in yourself and good versus evil. It would only appeal to junior readers.… (altro)