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Batman Begins: The Junior Novel
Go back to the beginning! When the mysterious origins of Batman's background are explained, Scholastic will be there with books based on the new movie Batman Begins!
The origin of Batman is revealed for the first time—and this novelization of the movie Batman Begins will catch every moment of excitement about Gotham City's most mysterious crimefighter!
The origin of Batman is revealed for the first time—and this novelization of the movie Batman Begins will catch every moment of excitement about Gotham City's most mysterious crimefighter!
157 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2005
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About the author
Peter Lerangis
151 books795 followersLerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf, the Drama Club series, the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Abracadabra series, and the Antarctica two-book adventure, as well ghostwriting for series such as the Three Investigators, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Sweet Valley Twins, and more than forty books in the series The Baby-sitters Club and its various spin-offs.[1] He has also written novels based on film screenplays, including The Sixth Sense, Sleepy Hollow, and Beauty and the Beast, and five video game novelizations in the Worlds of Power series created by Seth Godin.[2] As a ghostwriter he has been published under the name A. L. Singer.[3]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
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April 22, 2025
I’m not really into superhero stories, and found this a rather boring read. Nothing particularly outstanding, although there was one moment where someone ‘slapped someone out’ of a drug induced anxiety attack and that’s ahhh… really bad thing to teach kids. Please do not slap people suffering from mental health.
I haven’t seen the movie this was ‘junior-ified’ from, so can only assume it was an accurate, albeit toned down, version. It seemed lengthy enough and there wasn’t any seeming gaps in the story.
I haven’t seen the movie this was ‘junior-ified’ from, so can only assume it was an accurate, albeit toned down, version. It seemed lengthy enough and there wasn’t any seeming gaps in the story.
March 19, 2008
Batman begins
The book I just finished was called batman begins. If you did not know batman is a comic book character and the book is based on the movie. The book starts off with the main character Bruce. Bruce is a young boy growing up with his family (who are rich) trying to change their town from bad to good. Bruce ends up getting a fear of bats from falling into an old cave. One day Bruce’s parents take him to a opera with bats. Bruce soon gets scared and ask to leave. When they are outside someone robs and kills his parents. From this he gets older in the next few years and decide he wants revenge over his parents death after it doesn’t work out he leaves and moves to a foreign country. There after being an outcaste he received training in the art of stealth. He soon realizes that he needs to go back home to help the city of gothom and rid it of its evilness. Bruce turns into batman and tries to save his city but he has to pick a choice on whether to revenge his parents’ death or protect the city that he loves.
This book as everyone knows was based off the most resent batman movie. Batman was a old TV show and a comic book hero. The author wrote the book for the people who couldn’t see the movie. The tone of the book is hate, action, and some suspense which makes a great book. The book is good for people who like action. Batman is a classic hero comic book and movie.
The book I just finished was called batman begins. If you did not know batman is a comic book character and the book is based on the movie. The book starts off with the main character Bruce. Bruce is a young boy growing up with his family (who are rich) trying to change their town from bad to good. Bruce ends up getting a fear of bats from falling into an old cave. One day Bruce’s parents take him to a opera with bats. Bruce soon gets scared and ask to leave. When they are outside someone robs and kills his parents. From this he gets older in the next few years and decide he wants revenge over his parents death after it doesn’t work out he leaves and moves to a foreign country. There after being an outcaste he received training in the art of stealth. He soon realizes that he needs to go back home to help the city of gothom and rid it of its evilness. Bruce turns into batman and tries to save his city but he has to pick a choice on whether to revenge his parents’ death or protect the city that he loves.
This book as everyone knows was based off the most resent batman movie. Batman was a old TV show and a comic book hero. The author wrote the book for the people who couldn’t see the movie. The tone of the book is hate, action, and some suspense which makes a great book. The book is good for people who like action. Batman is a classic hero comic book and movie.
June 4, 2015
the book Batman Begins was about a child, Bruce Wayne falls into a well, where he is attacked by a swarm of bats; he subsequently develops a fear of bats. While watching an opera with his parents, Bruce is frightened by performers masquerading as bats, and asks to leave. Outside, the family is targeted by a mugger, Joe Chill, who murders Bruce's parents, leaving him to be raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth.
Fourteen years later, Chill is freed in exchange for testifying against Gotham City mafia boss Carmine Falcone. Bruce intends to murder Chill in revenge, but one of Falcone's assassins does so first. Bruce's childhood friend, assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes, berates him for attempting to undermine the legal system, telling Bruce that his father would be ashamed. Bruce confronts Falcone in a nightclub, where Falcone demonstrates that real power comes from being feared. Bruce decides to travel the world, learning new skills and abilities to confront injustice. In Bhutan, he meets Henri Ducard who offers to train him as a member of the League of Shadows, led by Ra's al Ghul. After completing his training and purging his fears, Bruce learns the League intends to destroy Gotham, believing it to be corrupt and beyond saving, having done so with other cities for centuries. Bruce rejects their crusade, and causes a fire that burns down the League's temple.
Fourteen years later, Chill is freed in exchange for testifying against Gotham City mafia boss Carmine Falcone. Bruce intends to murder Chill in revenge, but one of Falcone's assassins does so first. Bruce's childhood friend, assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes, berates him for attempting to undermine the legal system, telling Bruce that his father would be ashamed. Bruce confronts Falcone in a nightclub, where Falcone demonstrates that real power comes from being feared. Bruce decides to travel the world, learning new skills and abilities to confront injustice. In Bhutan, he meets Henri Ducard who offers to train him as a member of the League of Shadows, led by Ra's al Ghul. After completing his training and purging his fears, Bruce learns the League intends to destroy Gotham, believing it to be corrupt and beyond saving, having done so with other cities for centuries. Bruce rejects their crusade, and causes a fire that burns down the League's temple.
July 25, 2008
I found myself caught up in the comic-book style action scenes. Other than that, I personally didn't enjoy the book. However, a fifth-grader who loves Batman would probably enjoy the fast-paced style.
The book is full of cliches, yet it does provide many action verbs and colorful adjectives. It also provides a good study into writing style. A good activity for kids would be to write their own spin-off in similar style. For these reasons, I think it has literary merit.
The book is full of cliches, yet it does provide many action verbs and colorful adjectives. It also provides a good study into writing style. A good activity for kids would be to write their own spin-off in similar style. For these reasons, I think it has literary merit.
March 14, 2015
An intriguing, well-written, and suspenseful novelization of Batman Begins, even if it has too many cliches. The writing has a flowing, mature feel to it, but it can get a little melodramatic at times.
Easy, enjoyable, and readable, even if the movie is better (duh).
Easy, enjoyable, and readable, even if the movie is better (duh).
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June 17, 2011A friend gifted this book to me in 2006. I loved it.
November 25, 2019
If you've watched the movie Batman begins....and u wanna watch it again... well I recommend this book... cuz you can save your time... p.s.: movie is better
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