Book Review: Green Lantern: An Origin Story
Age Range: 3+
Author: Matthew K. Manning
Illustrator: Luciano Vecchio
Stone Arch Books
2015
ISBN: 978-1434297341
List Price: $4.95 (amazon.com)
One of four DC Super Heroes Origins books, the story of how Hal Jordan becomes sector 2814’s Green Lantern.
G was more than excited when he managed to secure this one at his weekly school library trip. This book does a great job of providing the background story for one of the DC comic super heroes for young readers interested in that type of thing. The story is action-packed (no surprise – it is a super hero book), and is written in a way that is ideal for lap readers or new readers. What I especially found noteworthy about this book was the reading discussion guide at the end. It was really fun to go through the questions with G. It definitely makes me want to check out the other books in the series (which cover Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman).
This is a fun choice for kids starting to be interested in super heroes.