New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson continues his critically acclaimed Super Sons trilogy with the second installment, Super Sons: The Foxglove Mission.
New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson returns to the world of Super Sons, where the adventure increases and the mystery deepens as the heroes investigate The Foxglove Incident!
In the aftermath of The Polarshield Project, Jon Kent and Damian “Ian” Wayne, the respective sons of Superman and Batman, are on the run with their new teammate, Candace. With their hometown in ruins, and in the absence of their heroic fathers, Jon and Ian have big capes to fill. Meanwhile, Candace follows clues that hold the key to her destiny, and her journey is filled with twists and turns as she unlocks powerful abilities she never knew existed. While their quests threaten to divide the three of them, it’s only through teamwork and trust that they can succeed.
The Foxglove Mission is the rare sequel that takes everything readers love about Super Sons and raises the stakes without losing any of the charm or sense of wonder. Join Ridley Pearson and artist Ile Gonzalez as they introduce new settings, new allies and villains, and all-new adventure in this latest action-packed chapter!
Ridley Pearson is the best-selling coauthor (with Dave Barry) of?Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Escape from Carnivale, Cave of the Dark Wind, Blood Tide, and Science Fair.He is also the author of eighteen novels, including internationally best-selling series: Kingdom Keepers, Cut and Run, and The Middle of Nowhere. The stage adaptation of?Peter and the Starcatchers earned the most Tony nominations (9) of any play in history.
Ile Gonzalez illustrated her first comic strip while in kindergarten, and grew up to study fashion design in college. Deciding that graphic storytelling was her first true love, she refocused her creative effort and landed her first paid work at the digital storytelling company Madefire, working exclusively for them to co-create their popular middle-grade series The Heroes Club. Super Sons is her first graphic novel, and her first project for DC.
Before diving into this book I suggest checking out my review of Book 1 Super Sons: The Polarshield Project in a previous blog post. This is one of those series where I highly suggest you read book 1 before reading book 2. This book starts right where book 1 left off. The sons of Superman and Batman are now on the run since their town is now in ruins. They are now on a mission to find a sample of the virus that is threatening to kill everyone. The third mini super hero in this trio is Candace and she has her own journey to take as she is still discovering what all her powers can do. Of course it is teamwork that brings them together to get stuff done. Book 2 is exciting and exactly what I wanted after reading Book 1 again as I love setting myself up for a sequel. This book is great for middle grade readers and for both boys and girls because teens and tweens enjoy reading books where kids their own ages are taking charge to save the world. The only bad part is you will want Book 3 ASAP so that you can see how it all plays out in the end!
