Power Pup vs. Tommy Trigger Finger

Power Pup #1

by Amanda Trumpower, Jerry Bennett (Illustrator), Jason C. Joyner (Contributor)

For canine investigative journalist Alex Digger, reporting truth and busting bad guys with best friend Mittens Meow is just an ordinary Monday.

Turns out, this Monday is anything but ordinary.

When an earthquake threatens the citizens of Bowwow, a superhero calling himself Power Pup swoops in to save the day!

The town’s troubles don’t stop with the tremors. Otherwise ordinary citizens of Catburg City are breaking out in wild, angry outbursts. Local police are baffled. Businesses are afraid to open their doors.

Can Alex, Mittens, and Power Pup use their super teamwork to discover what’s going on and save the city from chaos?

Power Pup books feature the Collar Cases characters you know and love--plus many new faces. These family-friendly Christian superhero adventures are written for middle grade readers (ages 7-12)

Explore themes of courage, heroism, and strength with theme verses taken straight from the Bible. Each Power Pup adventure comes with a short devotion so that your family can laugh and grow together.

"Power Pup #1: Power Pup vs. Tommy Trigger Finger" features a devotion about courage written by Jason C. Joyner, author of the Christian YA superhero trilogy Rise of the Anointed.

198 pages, Paperback

Published February 26, 2023

About the author

Amanda Trumpower writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids. She’s a twin mom, second-generation homeschooler, D&D enthusiast, and board game fanatic.

She is a lover of all things geeky, including but not limited to Disney Princess fan art, complicated board games, D&D, Dragon Age, and KOTOR.

Writing ever since she could hold a crayon, she really cranked up the words per minute after upgrading to a keyboard.

Collar Cases is a mystery chapter book series for readers 7-12. It follows the adventures of Mittens Meow and Alex Digger, feline and canine investigative journalists who solve mysteries and learn lessons about character in their small town.

Amanda lives in Ohio with her husband and two Chaos Monsters, also known as toddler twins.

Check out her website (www.amandatrumpower.com) for more info.

Reviews

[Cathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fun, action-filled adventure for middle-grade readers! Why are cats acting erratic after eating cupcakes? Who is this new superhero, Power Pup? Will he rid Bowwow and Catsbury of mob criminals? I liked that Power Pup said a prayer before transforming. I also found all the nods to Superman fun to find as I read.

[Kristen Joy Wilks · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun super hero book! I am always thrilled to come across well written Christian middle grade that offers a great story first and foremost and then has Christian values woven through the story naturally without any clunkyness. This was a wonderful offering!

[Dayna Honea Faw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute Superman meets zootopia vibes! So excited to see this added to our public library!

[Tanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

We actually enjoyed these books despite our family not being religious. We can read Bible stories as we read myths from Greece or any other text. We often compare and contrast Christian world view with other world views in our homeschool. However after reading an email from the author that almost seems disparaging to the LGBTQIA community I feel like we like this less. The word "homosexual" was added, yes added, to the bible in the 40s replacing masturbators or sinners in the text to demonize a community and the fact this author seems to uphold the view in the wording she used in the email, makes me feel very uncomfortable reading anything further from her. True Christians would love thy neighbor.