# Sidekicks

**Author:** Dan Santat
**Grade range:** Grades 4–8
**Age range:** 9–13
**First published:** 2011
**Page count:** 224
**Genre:** Graphic Novel
**ISBN-13:** `9780545372978`
**ISBN-10:** `0545372976`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/sidekicks
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- graphic novels
- superheroes
- pets
- comic books, strips

## Where this book is assigned

### Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 winner (Graphic Novel)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 winner (Graphic Novel)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 winner (Graphic Novel)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 winner (Graphic Novel)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 winner (Graphic Novel)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)

### Rhode Island Children's Book Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Rhode Island — [source: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2013 winner](https://olis.ri.gov/programs-and-support/reading-programs/rhode-island-childrens-book-award/award-winners-and-nominees)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Rhode Island — [source: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2013 winner](https://olis.ri.gov/programs-and-support/reading-programs/rhode-island-childrens-book-award/award-winners-and-nominees)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Rhode Island — [source: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2013 winner](https://olis.ri.gov/programs-and-support/reading-programs/rhode-island-childrens-book-award/award-winners-and-nominees)

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