Spider-Man
Adult/High School-David has taken the screenplay and turned it  into an entertaining, exciting novel. The famous character has  been updated for the 21st century with high-tech weapons and  gadgets, and genetically altered spiders. The story traces Peter  Parker from his origins as a wimpy high school nerd to a New  York City photographer by day and crime-fighting superhero by  night. The usual characters are all well portrayed: Peter's  longtime love Mary Jane, the gruff newspaper editor J. Jonah  Jamesson, Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and, of course, Spidey's  nemesis, the Green Goblin. Much of the book centers on the  rivals and how they came to be what they are: one seeking  redemption and the other revenge. With its snappy dialogue, fast  pace, and jam-packed action sequences, the novel has the feel of  a comic book, and it should be a hot item with teens.James O.  Cahill, Fairfax County Public Library, VACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.