Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain

By J.A. Dauber

Book Overview

Bailey never meant to be the bad guy in the bulletproof robotic suit, but with every mission he gets closer to finding his father . . . and he can't stop now.

Bailey is a pretty average sixteen-year-old in a pretty average town. He runs track, gets decent grades, and has an unrequited crush. So what is a super-powered flying suit of computerized armor doing twenty feet under his boring suburban home? Bailey needs to know where it came from, if it belonged to his long-missing father, and most importantly, if it can be used to bring his dad back.

This lightning-fast adventure inspired by classic comic book tales pushes a good kid to his limits and questions the difference between a hero and a villain. One day he's getting beat up by the captain of the football team, the next day he's robbing banks on Fifth Avenue, stealing diamonds from Tiffany's, and zooming through aerial dogfights. But how much bad is Bailey willing to do to bring his dad home safely?

For fans of Iron Man, superhero stories, and dark humor.

An ILA-CBC Young Adults' Choice!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823442551
• ISBN13: 9780823442553
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher