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Kenny is 13, new to his school and neighborhood, and has secretly given himself the name “Cricket Man.” The name comes from his summer project saving nearly-drowned crickets from the pool in his back yard.  Rescuing crickets and becoming “Cricket Man” starts him thinking about other ways he can rescue people in his life.

He does some of his best thinking when sitting out on the roof at night outside his bedroom window.  It’s from that place that he sees 16-year-old Jodie, his neighbor across the street, also sitting on her roof but looking very sad.  What’s going on with her and why would she be sad?  She has everything–car, boyfriend, lots of friends.  How can “Cricket Man” find out what’s wrong with Jodie?

Sometimes authors write using characters that just seem like they would be nice to know, and Kenny is one of them.  He is kind, caring, nice to his younger brother, and is willing to stand up to adults in his life when they are being unreasonable.  Read  to find out how he became a super hero in his own life.