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Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel, or simply Man of Steel: The Early Years, is a junior tie-in novel to Man of Steel. It was published on April 30, 2013 by HarperFestival.
Synopsis[]
Middle-grade readers will be able to experience the thrills of the major motion picture Man of Steel in this junior novel that follows young Clark Kent as he learns to control his awesome powers and finds out who he really is. Eight pages of full-color movie stills featuring Superman™ add to the action.
Featuring characters from the action-packed new movie, the Junior Novel tells the story of Clark Kent as he learns he is not the biological son of a Kansas couple from a town called Smallville. Clark is actually from the planet Krypton. As Clark slowly learns about his amazing powers and uncovers truth of where he came from, he begins to accept that it is his destiny to be Superman.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Jonathan Kent
- Martha Kent
- Superman
- Jor-El
- Lara Lor-Van
- Shelby
- Pete Ross
- Tony
- Whitaker
- Professor Bill Metcalfe
- Sarah Lang
- Lana Lang
- Whitney Fordham
- Mr. Fordham
- Susie
- Mr. Plummer (mentioned)
- Humpty Dumpty (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Earth
- Russia (mentioned)
- United States of America
- Delaware
- Kansas
- Kansas State University
- Smallville
- Dr. Whitaker's office
- Kent Farm
- Main Street
- Smallville Cinema (mentioned)
- Weisinger Primary School
- Krypton
- Rao
- Sun
- Saturn
Events[]
- Destruction of Krypton
- Black Zero Event (mentioned)
Items[]
- Superman's skinsuit
- Kal-El's starcraft
- Phantom Drive
Creatures[]
Sentient species[]
Organizations[]
- House of El
- Council of Five (mentioned)
- NASA (mentioned)
- Metropolis Police Department