Genre: Science
Fiction/Fantasy/Children’s/Middle Grade
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.
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.
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.
FYI:
Added for
Reprise Review: Kid Nitro
and the Sinister Slorp was a nominee in the Children/Middle Grade category
for B&P 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran February 4, 2015
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: Michael Thal
Approximate
word count: 55-60,000 words
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