Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

In our newlywed years my hubby and I went through a “Lois & Clark” phase; his sisters had taped most of the episodes off of TV (back when VHS was king, you understand, and DVDs were just beginning to creep onto the scene), and what they hadn’t gotten, he managed to find online (because he’s cool that way).  While looking for missing episodes online, he also found a “Lois & Clark” novel and ordered it; I read it with gusto, but that was my only foray into the world of superhero novelizations.

Until now.

Because, hey, SHANNON HALE, I had The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl:  Squirrel Meets World checked out of the library to preview for my girlies when I stumbled upon a beautifully pristine copy at the dollar store and snatched it up.  Back went the library copy and onto my ‘I’m getting there!’ shelf went my lucky find, and there it sat until Elizabeth, the person (presumably) in charge of my county library’s monthly Goodreads challenges, went for a superhero theme in April.  Perfect, I thought.  It’s even available in audio!  Without further ado, I jumped into the Marvel universe in a whole new way–and I loved it.  Doreen Green–aka Squirrel Girl–is positive and nice and perky in a completely non-annoying way (which is quite a feat, really).  Her squirrel friends crack me up–especially some of their names–and her newest human friend is nicely characterized, right down to the socks and the Thor obsession.  My favorite part of the entire book, however, was NOT the battles with the Micromanager (although they were certainly entertaining in their own right), but the encounters, via text and otherwise, with various Avengers.  I haven’t seen all that many of the movies, being a live-in-moderation fan rather than a die-hard one, but that didn’t really matter.  (Well, seeing Guardians of the Galaxy might have helped.  I’ll work on that.)  Some of the texts threads were so fabulous that I thrust them at my husband and close friends, insisting that they HAD to read them–and their reactions did not disappoint.  If you’re into Marvel, or superheroes, or girl power in a fun, actually non-objectifying way (believe it or not!), pick up Squirrel Meets World.  You won’t be disappointed either.

I promise.