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BOK! BOK!BOK! BOK!BOOM!BOOM!CCyndi Markoyndi Marko

For Kaelen,For Kaelen,who’s a tough egg to crackwho’s a tough egg to crack

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Bok! bok! boom! / by Cyndi Marko. pages cm. — (Kung Pow Chicken ; 2)

Summary: Superheroes Gordon Blue and his brother Benny must rescue an opera star from the evil Dr. Screech before he turns her super high voice into

a supersonic weapon. ISBN 0-545-61063-X (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-545-61064-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)

— ISBN 0-545-61392-2 (ebook) 1. Superheroes—Juvenile fiction. 2. Chickens—Juvenile fiction. 3. Rescues—Juvenile fiction. 4. Supervillains—Juvenile fiction. [1. Superheroes—Fiction. 2. Chickens—Fiction. 3. Rescues—Fiction. 4. Supervillains—Fiction. 5. Humorous

stories.] I. Title. PZ7.M33968Bo 2014

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Gordon Blue seemed like an ordinary chicken.

glassesglasses

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city of city of FowladelphiaFowladelphia

combcomb

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tail featherstail feathers

Super Ch ickenSuper Ch ickenSuper Ch icken

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He was in second grade at an ordinary

school in the ordinary city of Fowladelphia.

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And he had an ordinary family. (Sort of.)

But Gordon had a super secret.

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When Gordon was younger, he and Benny

fell into a vat of toxic sludge at their Uncle

Quack’s lab.

!!

4

Help!

The toxic sludge was no ordinary toxic

sludge. It had given Gordon superpowers.

Gordon promised only to use his superpowers

for good.

5

Power Peck

Power Peck Feather Storm

Feather Storm

Birdy Sens

es

Birdy Sens

es

TINGLE !TINGLE !

Sidekicks have

powers, too!

Uncle Quack had promised to keep Gordon’s

secret. But it was still super tricky to keep the

secret from Gordon’s mom.

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Oh, look, boys! It’s a picture of Honey Comb

eating candy corn!

Gordon had a super suit. He kept it hidden

in his lunch box. And he carried his lunch box

everywhere. Whenever he squeezed into his

super suit, he became Kung Pow Chicken.

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I am the thing that goes

BOK in the night!

Oh, please. You sleep with a night light on.

A new hero, Kung Pow Chicken, stopped bad guy

Granny Goosebumps. The grumpy granny sold

glowy cookies that made many chickens lose

their feathers. Then the granny sold sweaters to

those birds-in-the-buff! Kung Pow Chicken beat

Granny Goosebumps in a battle. And Professor

Quack Blue made a glowy milk to regrow the

naked chickens’ feathers. Now the granny does

her knitting in jail.

When asked for a comment,

Granny Goosebumps said, “I

wish I were in Florida.”

Last week, Kung Pow Chicken had saved the

chickens of Fowladelphia from a bad guy called

Granny Goosebumps.

Miss Honey Comb is well-known for

her super-high singing voice. She

will be singing at the Fowladelphia

Opera House. Get tickets today!

Dr. Screech grew up in Fowladelphia,

and has returned to the city this

week. Dr. Screech said he plans to

go to the opera. And he said he

might like to see what’s shaking at

the Public Library, too.

Kung Pow Chicken may

wear a super suit, but he

has super-bad manners. He

is rude to grown-ups — just

ask Granny Goosebumps!

There is a reward if you can

tell me Kung Pow Chicken’s

real name!

Now Kung Pow Chicken was totally famous.

But being a famous superhero wasn’t easy.

Gordon couldn’t

tell any of his friends

his super secret.

Fighting bad

guys sometimes

made him late

for dinner.

And a snoopy

reporter named

Sam Snood just

never got his

story right.

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You’regrounded!

Tonight, Gordon would have to be just an

ordinary chicken. He had to go with his family

to the la-dee-da opera to hear overstuffed

chickens sing.

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Honey Comb will be

singing tonight! She’s

really amazing!

And I read thatDr. Screech is coming

all the way from New Yolk to hear her sing. I’d really like to

meet him!

I really wish I was home reading my new Rocket Rooster comic.

I really hope the snack counter has

candy corn!