Rise of the Heroes by Andy Briggs

Briggs, Andy Rise of the Heroes (Hero.com), 272 p. Walker Books, 2009. $7.99. Violence: PG. Toby and his friends are pretty average – until the day they discover a website that lets them download super powers and go on a hero’s mission. Now not only are they kind of addicted, but they have started a chain reaction that requires them to take action in order to save Toby’s mom. These juvenile heroes may be in a lot of trouble before things have a chance to get better. Younger readers who like the Alex Rider books will probably enjoy these. There is a companion series, Villians.net, which will look at the flip side of the hero coin – kids choosing to be evil. EL – ADVISABLE, MS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher