Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
This is the book that bring sparks back to my hobby in reading. I was told to read this book for our SPM English Examination. I remembered being so immersed reading this while on the way to school and got so frustrated that i've arrived and gotta stop reading.
I read this back in 2018 so do forgive me if i get anything wrong.
Newt's character development is totally my favourite but his adventures still sound so absurd to me. Well not in a bad way because it is the absurdities of his adventure that drawn me into reading more.
I also adore the variety of side characters. I adore each one of them for their own uniqueness.
Also i love how things got resolved in the end and the irony of its ending. I really want a pyhsical copy for this book.
Forgive me for any grammatical error and misspelling.
I read this back in 2018 so do forgive me if i get anything wrong.
Newt's character development is totally my favourite but his adventures still sound so absurd to me. Well not in a bad way because it is the absurdities of his adventure that drawn me into reading more.
I also adore the variety of side characters. I adore each one of them for their own uniqueness.
Also i love how things got resolved in the end and the irony of its ending. I really want a pyhsical copy for this book.
Forgive me for any grammatical error and misspelling.
Read this to my kids as part of our homeschool curriculum. It deals with some intense topics and "average" kids will identify with the struggles and eventual triumphs of 10-year-old Newt Newman. There is brief mention of suicide which some parents may object to (a character isn't actually considering suicide but for a brief time is misunderstood). My 8-year-old girl gave this book 4/5 stars but my 6-year-old boy loved it and gave it a 5+.
Here are some questions for you:
1. Have you ever felt that your parents overlooked you and that your brother or sister received all the attention in your family?
2. Have you ever felt that you and your closest friends were often treated as invisible by everyone at school?
3. Have you ever wished for a secret identity? Or maybe just wished for a way to be less ordinary?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you can understand how Newton Newman feels. His brother is a famous high school football player. His parents are both very involved with their careers. He and his two closest friends are the youngest kids in their families, so they get stuck with hand-me-down clothes and even used Halloween costumes. But when his friends help Newt create a superhero costume and he decides to wear it to school - things begin to change.
Anyone who enjoys stories about friends and family (Judy Moody and Stink, Ramona and Beezus, etc.), or anyone who likes humorous stories with a bit of adventure in them should read this book.
1. Have you ever felt that your parents overlooked you and that your brother or sister received all the attention in your family?
2. Have you ever felt that you and your closest friends were often treated as invisible by everyone at school?
3. Have you ever wished for a secret identity? Or maybe just wished for a way to be less ordinary?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you can understand how Newton Newman feels. His brother is a famous high school football player. His parents are both very involved with their careers. He and his two closest friends are the youngest kids in their families, so they get stuck with hand-me-down clothes and even used Halloween costumes. But when his friends help Newt create a superhero costume and he decides to wear it to school - things begin to change.
Anyone who enjoys stories about friends and family (Judy Moody and Stink, Ramona and Beezus, etc.), or anyone who likes humorous stories with a bit of adventure in them should read this book.
About the Book: Newt Newman is overlooked at school and lives in the shadow of his big brother Chris, the football star. At the big game, Chris is knocked into a coma. To keep his mind of his brother, Newt's friends encourage him to find his "inner other" for their Halloween costumes. Newt throws something together and discovers Captain Nobody, defender of the little guy. Soon Captain Nobody is saving the day. Can he also save his brother?
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: Captain Nobody is on the 2011-2012 Mark Twain list (our state reading list) and I think readers will love having a funny book on the list!
When I first picked this book up, I thought it was more a silly superhero story. At first I was a bit confused how the storylines worked together. I don't know if they really flowed together all that well, but it works and I think kids will love the humor.
While Newt is a great character and I liked Captain Nobody, for me the supporting characters were my favorites. JJ and Cecil are hilarious! Maybe they just stood out to me more because I listened to the book on audio and the voices the author uses to bring these characters to life is so much fun. JJ is obsessed with fantasy, she's an avid reader, and she's very smart. She also is very strict about grammar and the fact that signs are written incorrectly really bugs her. I loved Cecil. He's the motivator and very excitable. He's like an exuberant preacher always shouting about the next big thing.
Newt's story is a bit far fetched and his adventures too easily solved, but Captain Nobody is still a fun read. It's great for readers looking for adventure and humor.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: Captain Nobody is on the 2011-2012 Mark Twain list (our state reading list) and I think readers will love having a funny book on the list!
When I first picked this book up, I thought it was more a silly superhero story. At first I was a bit confused how the storylines worked together. I don't know if they really flowed together all that well, but it works and I think kids will love the humor.
While Newt is a great character and I liked Captain Nobody, for me the supporting characters were my favorites. JJ and Cecil are hilarious! Maybe they just stood out to me more because I listened to the book on audio and the voices the author uses to bring these characters to life is so much fun. JJ is obsessed with fantasy, she's an avid reader, and she's very smart. She also is very strict about grammar and the fact that signs are written incorrectly really bugs her. I loved Cecil. He's the motivator and very excitable. He's like an exuberant preacher always shouting about the next big thing.
Newt's story is a bit far fetched and his adventures too easily solved, but Captain Nobody is still a fun read. It's great for readers looking for adventure and humor.
This is the book that bring sparks back to my hobby in reading. I was told to read this book for our SPM English Examination. I remembered being so immersed reading this while on the way to school and got so frustrated that i've arrived and gotta stop reading.
I read this back in 2018 so do forgive me if i get anything wrong.
Newt's character development is totally my favourite but his adventures still sound so absurd to me. Well not in a bad way because it is the absurdities of his adventure that drawn me into reading more.
I also adore the variety of side characters. I adore each one of them for their own uniqueness.
Also i love how things got resolved in the end and the irony of its ending. I really want a pyhsical copy for this book.
Forgive me for any grammatical error and misspelling.
I read this back in 2018 so do forgive me if i get anything wrong.
Newt's character development is totally my favourite but his adventures still sound so absurd to me. Well not in a bad way because it is the absurdities of his adventure that drawn me into reading more.
I also adore the variety of side characters. I adore each one of them for their own uniqueness.
Also i love how things got resolved in the end and the irony of its ending. I really want a pyhsical copy for this book.
Forgive me for any grammatical error and misspelling.
I had a lot of problems with this book, which was included in our home-school curriculum.
For starters, it really wasn't that interesting. The premise of the protagonist's brother going into a coma after a horrific tackle in a football game promised the possibility of exploring a whole range of issues such as how to effectively deal with tragedy and loss, the stages of grief, and an in-depth exploration of self within the context of a nuclear family. Instead this book gives us a ridiculous modern-day "superhero" story with this all as a backdrop featuring contrived scenarios, plastic characters, and no real drama whatsoever.
Second, the characters are all almost universally plastic, stock, and white -- except for Newt's best friends, the token Latina and black characters, and the only characters of color in the entire novel. Cecil is a walking stereotype, a jive-talking, hyperactive air-drummer, and JJ is your typical nerd-girl who just happens to be tall and hispanic, and both of them serve no real purpose except to place Newt in costume in ridiculous situations, from which he emerges unscathed only by a combination of dumb luck or deus ex machina.
Third, I was deeply, DEEPLY concerned with the downright abusive neglect perpetrated on Newt by his parents. He is essentially left completely on his own for an entire week while his flaky mom and dad dote over his older, football star brother in the hospital. It's only after the climactic incident that the parents finally come around and say "Gosh, I guess we really shouldn't have ignored our ten-year old." I'm a former latch-key kid who didn't mind some time by myself after school, but this kind of depiction of outright neglect is damaging. This could have been at least partially mitigated by sending Newt to live with a relative for that week, or a neighbor, or other primary care provider, but apparently the author just couldn't be bothered with that sort of detail.
Finally, the situations that the author placed Newt in were horrific, dangerous, and ridiculous. Putting a ten-year old, in costume, in a jewelry store during a heist? Having him run onto a busy freeway chasing a ferret? Climbing a rickety water-tower that has been condemned for years? This is beyond irresponsible; I frequently had to stop reading to my seven-year old and tell her how STUPID and DANGEROUS it was for Newt to be doing this, and I'm actually kind of amazed that this was included in a school curriculum.
Look, I'm a right proper leftist who has read his share of "questionable" material as a youth. I can see how reading something like this -- for the right kid -- could be a funny, entertaining read. However as a parent, I do not recommend this book. I will not be reading it to my son when he comes through this grade.
For starters, it really wasn't that interesting. The premise of the protagonist's brother going into a coma after a horrific tackle in a football game promised the possibility of exploring a whole range of issues such as how to effectively deal with tragedy and loss, the stages of grief, and an in-depth exploration of self within the context of a nuclear family. Instead this book gives us a ridiculous modern-day "superhero" story with this all as a backdrop featuring contrived scenarios, plastic characters, and no real drama whatsoever.
Second, the characters are all almost universally plastic, stock, and white -- except for Newt's best friends, the token Latina and black characters, and the only characters of color in the entire novel. Cecil is a walking stereotype, a jive-talking, hyperactive air-drummer, and JJ is your typical nerd-girl who just happens to be tall and hispanic, and both of them serve no real purpose except to place Newt in costume in ridiculous situations, from which he emerges unscathed only by a combination of dumb luck or deus ex machina.
Third, I was deeply, DEEPLY concerned with the downright abusive neglect perpetrated on Newt by his parents. He is essentially left completely on his own for an entire week while his flaky mom and dad dote over his older, football star brother in the hospital. It's only after the climactic incident that the parents finally come around and say "Gosh, I guess we really shouldn't have ignored our ten-year old." I'm a former latch-key kid who didn't mind some time by myself after school, but this kind of depiction of outright neglect is damaging. This could have been at least partially mitigated by sending Newt to live with a relative for that week, or a neighbor, or other primary care provider, but apparently the author just couldn't be bothered with that sort of detail.
Finally, the situations that the author placed Newt in were horrific, dangerous, and ridiculous. Putting a ten-year old, in costume, in a jewelry store during a heist? Having him run onto a busy freeway chasing a ferret? Climbing a rickety water-tower that has been condemned for years? This is beyond irresponsible; I frequently had to stop reading to my seven-year old and tell her how STUPID and DANGEROUS it was for Newt to be doing this, and I'm actually kind of amazed that this was included in a school curriculum.
Look, I'm a right proper leftist who has read his share of "questionable" material as a youth. I can see how reading something like this -- for the right kid -- could be a funny, entertaining read. However as a parent, I do not recommend this book. I will not be reading it to my son when he comes through this grade.
I read this a long time ago back in secondary school. I miss all the good times as a teenager with sand like pimples on my forehead. 😁
Fun read for the 3rd-5th grade set about a boy who no one notices. When his brother is hurt in a football game, Newt makes a Halloween costume out of his brother's clothes--a costume for Captain Nobody--and he just can't seem to take it off once Halloween is over. He manages to save several people and becomes a real superhero--but will people finally notice him? And what will happen with his brother? Great book for little siblings who feel overshadowed by a successful, popular older sibling.