Reviewed by: Michael Thal
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Children’s/Middle
Grade
Approximate word count: 55-60,000 words
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Author:
Rusty
Sherill started out his professional career as a graphic artist in the clothing
industry. Since then, he has free-lanced for the movie industry, comic book
companies, and advertising agencies. Today, Mr. Sherill lives in Big Bear City,
CA with his wife, Cathy. Kid Nitro and
the Sinister Slorp is his first novel.
Description:
Rusty
Palmer is a precocious little boy who perceives himself to be an imaginary
super hero straight out of comic books. This week he thinks he’s Kid Nitro
about to battle “mutant brain-eaters from the planet Ploog.” When he witnesses
a meteor streak through the sky and plop near his backyard, Kid Nitro soon finds
out he’s about to become the focus of a real battle for the survival of Earth
itself.
Appraisal:
Author
Rusty Sherill has created a very entertaining novel for kids: Kid Nitro and the Sinister Slorp. The
protagonist, Kid Nitro, imagines himself to be a super hero. However, soon he
encounters an alien sphere from outer space. Quickly, the sphere takes over the
boy’s life, to Kid Nitro’s glee. Along the way, readers will meet Kid Nitro’s
nemesis, Catherine, a fellow third grader whose only flaw is her feminine
gender. Then there’s best friend B4U who sees himself as a rapper who speaks
only in rhyme.
Kid Nitro
encounters aliens in space, weird monsters, and the indestructible Slorp, a
planet eater with a bottomless pit for a stomach.
Parents
will enjoy reading this book to their children, for some vocabulary and
concepts may be too advanced for elementary age children to understand. Kid Nitro and the Sinister Slorp could
provide entertaining hours for parents and kids to bond as they laugh and bite
their nails over Kid Nitro’s exciting adventure.
Rating: ***** Five Stars
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