It' a bird. It's a plane. It's Shredderman!

Secret Identity is the first in the Shredderman series by Wendelin Van Draanen. This has become a pretty popular series and I can see the appeal. It has clever illustrations and looks Diary of a Wimpy Kid-esque, which is sure to capture the attention of even reluctant readers. Both Wimpy Kid and Shredderman appeared in 2004. The chapters are short and Nolan is a pretty sympathetic character. He's a geeky kind of kid and very lovable, in my opinion. This first book is all about how Shredderman came to be, which was as a result of a nasty bully in Nolan's fifth grade class. When Mr. Green assigns a project which involves reporting on someone of note, Nolan decides that he will report on the bully and expose all of his horrible deeds on a website.