(Source: Stone Arch Books and DC Comics)
Stone Arch Books, children’s book publisher of fiction graphic novels and chapter books, announces the release of its highly anticipated new chapter book The Kid Who Saved Superman, which stars Hakeem Bennett, a 13-year-old student at P.S. 36K, The Nathanael Greene School in Brooklyn, New York.

Bennett won the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to star alongside Superman in the new book after receiving first place in the publisher’s FIND A HERO! writing contest in March. The contest invited students nationwide to write about a real hero at their school. Bennett wrote about his visually-impaired teacher Mr. Brown, also featured in the book with his seeing eye-dog Stanley. In The Kid Who Saved Superman, Hakeem’s character saves Superman after he’s trapped by a large kryptonite rock.

“Working on this book has been a special project for us, given extra meaning because Hakeem is such a deserving kid. We’re so excited to feature him in the story, and we think other kids will be able to relate to Hakeem and maybe even see themselves in this adventure with Superman,” said Joan Berge, President of Capstone Publishers Fiction.
The Kid Who Saved Superman is one of 12 new titles in the DC Super Heroes series, based around DC Comics’ iconic characters Superman and Batman. Reviews of DC SUPER HEROES have been overwhelmingly positive, calling them “colorful, action-packed chapter books with loads of appeal” (School Library Journal) and “an ideal launching pad into the vast world of Superman comics” (Booklist).

The Kid Who Saved Superman
By Paul Kupperberg
978-1-4342-1936-7
56 pages
Copyright 2010
$18.99 (Library Binding)
$5.95 (Paperback)
Interest Level: Grades 3-6
Reading Level: Grades 2-3