(3) 4-6 My Alter Ego Is a Superhero series. Translated by Kari Dickson. Illustrated by Øyvind Torseter. Rusty's beloved grandfather has just died and his fort has been ruined by neighborhood bullies, so Rusty's alter-ego, "Brown," arrives to deal with these problems. Rusty/Brown, joined eventually by friends Jack and Lou, works his way through his grief while confronting the bullies. This plentifully illustrated import from Norway is in equal measure heartbreaking, silly, realistic, and childlike.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth