Do you know what a superhero is? Yes, he fights the darkness, performs feats and saves people. Ten-year-old Flora hated love stories and believed that her squirrel Odysseus was a superhero who saved people from angry cats and loneliness by giving an open fight and typing poetry on a typewriter. A funny story by Kate DiCamillo whispers eternal truths in a second voice: believe, tell the truth, fear nothing. And when you finish reading, watch as a family films based on DiCamillo books — Thanks to Wynn Dixie (dir. Wayne Wang, 2005) and The Adventures of Despero (dir. Sam Fell, 2008).
Translation from English by Olga Varshaver.
Mahaon, 240 p.