Raúl the Third

Portico Reeves has a massive secret. To the rest of the world, he is just a regular kid living in the biggest apartment building on the block, a place with fifty doors that feels exactly like a castle. But in secret, Portico is actually Stuntboy! His superpower is making sure all the other superheroes in his life, like his parents and his two best friends, stay super safe. Being a hero is a tough job, especially when you have to deal with the frets, those jittery worry wiggles that his mom calls anxiety. And lately, Portico has a lot to fret about. His parents are fighting all the time, sending him to check on the neighbors in the meantime while they argue. Portico knows it is his superhero responsibility to save them, too, if only he could figure out how. To make matters worse, a neighborhood arch-nemesis is determined to prove that Portico is not super at all. Can Stuntboy find a way to defeat his own anxiety, protect his friends, and save his family before the Mean Time ruins everything?

Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero you have never heard of. As Stuntboy, he has all the best moves and makes all the greatest saves, keeping everyone around him super safe. But lately, he is dealing with a major fail: he could not save his parents from getting a divorce. Now, his parents are living on two separate floors of their apartment building, and Portico is stuck in the middle. He is never fully with one parent or the other; he is just in-between all the time. To make matters worse, the elevator is busted, which means he has to dodge the stairwell bullies every time he travels between floors. When Portico and his best friends discover an empty, unlocked apartment, they finally have the perfect secret hideout. They decide to make it their own with some epic drawing stunts. But their new hangout starts giving the grown-ups some serious worries, and Portico is not sure if his superhero skills are enough to save the day this time.