He touched down on the rough boards of the tree house and began to set up his new home.

Erin taking a bite from her pretzel.

Above: Erin taking a bite from her pretzel.

The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich features a young superhero, recently graduated from the Superhero Academy, who is sent to Los Angeles to serve as its new protector. It’s the first book in the Melvin Beederman series.

Immediately after arriving in the City of Angels, having hitched a ride on the wing of a passenger jet, he finds himself a hideout (an abandoned treehouse) and stocks up on snacks. Melvin’s first meal in Los Angeles consists of pretzels washed down with root beer.

Naturally, in order to provide our students with the full Melvin Beederman experience, we had to get them some pretzels and root beer to try:

Everyone pauses for a photo before chomping down on their pretzels and chugging their cans of root beer.

Above: everyone pauses for a photo before chomping down on their pretzels and chugging their cans of root beer.