Nate Banks: Secret Identity Crisis
Hello and welcome to Scholastic Booktalks where we recommend brand new Scholastic books that we think you will love. This week's booktalk: Nate Banks: Secret Identity Crisis by Jake Bell.
For Nate Banks, life can be pretty boring in the town of Kanigher Falls. Nate is a 6th grader at Ditko Middle School. He's not the best student. However Nate does excel in one area. He is the local expert about comic books. He's even won the Ultimate Comic Book Trivia Championship of Knowledge three different times. Nate can tell you everything there is to know about superheroes and supervillains.
Too bad that Kanigher Falls has never had any superheroes — until Ultraviolet shows up! Ultraviolet foils bank robbery attempts and rescues children from being hit by trucks. Everybody thinks Ultraviolet is a true hero. Well, everybody except Nate's strict history teacher, Ms. Matthews, that is. Ms. Matthews doesn't believe in superheroes and is definitely not a fan of comic books.
Why couldn't she be more like his cool science teacher, Dr. Content? Dr. Content lets his classes talk about Ultraviolet all the time! One day, Dr. Content pulls Nate aside and asks him if he wants to earn some extra credit. Nate's grade needs to be improved and Dr. Content has the perfect solution. If Nate can gather information on Ultraviolet's identity, strengths and weaknesses and write them up in a report, his grade in science class will improve!
While researching Ultraviolet's identity, Nate is almost crushed by some football players on the field. Luckily, Ms. Matthews happened to rescue him just in time. But how did she get to the football field so fast? She was just in the school parking lot a few seconds ago. . .
After careful research, Nate has come to his conclusion — Ms. Matthews is Ultraviolet! But how could that be? She's the strict teacher who gives pop quizzes and hates superheroes. There's no way that she could be the town's hero! And that leads to another question. . . why is Dr. Content so interested in her?
Read Secret Identity Crisis by Jake Bell.
— Jen, Scholastic Booktalker
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Comment #1 | Posted by: Josephine on April 22, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Sa-WEET!
Comment #2 | Posted by: Lucy on April 22, 2010 at 08:29 PM
I'm guessing Ms. Matthews is Ultraviolet and Mr. Content is the supervillain.
Comment #3 | Posted by: GNOletsgo1 on April 22, 2010 at 08:31 PM
it was good
Comment #4 | Posted by: scaredyet1 on April 22, 2010 at 09:45 PM
tha book sounds wery great where can you get that book from
Comment #5 | Posted by: famous singer on April 23, 2010 at 10:26 AM
hey this book is good but its not the best
Comment #6 | Posted by: bad-chick on April 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM
have anybody read this book
and why
Comment #7 | Posted by: dj on April 23, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Aw, this looks AWESOME. Adding it to my reading list! ;)
Comment #8 | Posted by: Crystal on April 25, 2010 at 06:49 PM
i have never even heard of the book but if people say it is great then igood will look for it in the library.....is it good???
Comment #9 | Posted by: megan on April 27, 2010 at 06:10 PM
Kewl
Comment #10 | Posted by: Autie on May 06, 2010 at 03:14 PM
it sounds like a very very very good book
Comment #11 | Posted by: p on May 06, 2010 at 04:15 PM
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it looks good
Comment #13 | Posted by: Savagething on May 24, 2010 at 09:58 AM
I,m gonna read it
Comment #14 | Posted by: Savagething on May 24, 2010 at 09:59 AM
that book is so awesome
Comment #15 | Posted by: 23jerkskidoo on June 10, 2010 at 09:14 PM
this book looks awesome
Comment #16 | Posted by: 23jerkskidoo on June 11, 2010 at 11:57 AM
This book looks awesome!!!!! I would love to read it! It looks really interesting!!!!
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Comment #17 | Posted by: TayTayMon on August 02, 2010 at 08:35 PM