Just Like Superman
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Just Like Superman
(Puffin Books)
978-0140364415, RRP £3.25, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
Goggles doesn't look tough but his toughness is in his willingness to stand up to the rest of the gang on principles of rightness. In a marvellous time shift when the gang, roaming the London Underground, find themselves in the Blitz, Goggles and other members of the group reveal their strengths. This title is memorable for its story and for the warmth of the character creations and relationships - especially the young girl DD and Goggles' far-sighted grandmother. It's good to see strengths registered not in physique but in holding principles, in friendship and in family ties.


