Defenders of the Universe

By Daria V. Kelleher and Daniel V. Kelleher

Book Overview

In this first adventure of the neighborhood superheroes, the Defenders of the Universe, Rachel earns her own secret name and her emblem, a silver pencil crossed with a bolt of lightning. But soon... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395605156
• ISBN13: 9780395605158
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

PCE review

This is a great book. The reasons I like this book are that it is an adventerous book and a mystery. Every day they meet in a club house they pretend they are superheros. Some of the superheros are: Captain Hero, U.N., Animal Princess, The Sketcher,and Cranium. My favorite character is Justin who is Cranium. He is funny, nice, and adventerous. If you like adventeres and mystery books you will like Defenders of the Universe!

For my children

I remember when this book first came out in the school media. I decided to check the book out for D.E.A.R. reading at home. This book was the very first book that I had ever read in two days. It captured my attention and took my imagination on a wild ride. Now 10 years later (18), I have decided to buy the book because when I have children of my own some day, I want them to join Rachel and the others in denfeding the universe. I think that most children would enjoy this book because it allows them to tap into thier imagination, which some children in this generation lack. I think it's a great book for children.

Super Book

This book is a fun look at how kids that are "different" can still fit in. It has imaginative characters and an interesting story line. It is a mystery/adventure story for readers/listeners age 6 to 11, although my thirteen year old still enjoys reading it. I liked the various characters and cared what happened to them. I first read this story to my daughter when she was about 5 or 6 and I still enjoy reading it. We wished there were additional books available of the "super kids" further adventures.

A wonderful book by my "Fairy Godmother"

My mother originally read this book to me because my "Fairy Godmother" wrote it. I loved the characters, with their colorful and imaginative costumes. As a young child, I would picture myself as Minh ("Animal Princess"), and my best friend as Carlotta, or "Packy." I love the kids' "powers", even now, at age 13. You might think that I only like this book because my "aunt" wrote it; but that is not true. The book is creative, funny, and unusual. I like the illustrations as well, for they help you to picture the characters. I like how the kids help each other when they are in need. It is a "magical" book that you should read, at whatever age.