Arrival

Arrival starts off the hit television show Smallville in a readable, visually-written Smallville book tie-in series. Though it is based on the first episode, Michael Teitelbaum was able to capture the episode into a teen book that still entertains, is true to the television show, and manages to give you more insight into the background of each character. If you collect the Smallville book series, you should have this one.

This books gives the readers a lot of backgroud information of the Clark Kent adventure. He was brought to the Earth during a meteor shower, to the Kents. He was just like a gift to the Kents. He grew up into an extraordinary boy, having special abilities and great strength. This is a story which makes me "bookthirsty". I am totally amused by this smallville series and love it so much.

Twelve years ago, 3-year-old Clark was brought to the Kent family during a freak meteor shower that destroyed a great amount of the population of Smallville, Kansas. The family, not able to have children of their own, accepted the toddler into their family with open arms. Since then, things have never been the same, for Clark isn't like every other teenager. No, he has powers. And these powers are what make Clark, Superman.In ARRIVAL, Clark is trying to find out who is electrocuting the former jocks from Smallville High School, and putting them all into comas. He realizes that if he doesn't catch who's committing these heinous crimes, that everyone attending the Smallville High School Homecoming Dance, will be left in the same state as the former Smallville High jocks.This was a fantastic novel to start off the SMALLVILLE series for Young Adults. But reader beware, this is a VERY quick read, so make sure you grab some of the other books in the series to tide you over, because you'll be craving more.(...)

this book gives us a better than average story on superman's early life. it starts with the meter shower that brought him to earth and the devastating affects it had on the town and citizens of smallville. then it jumps to his 15th year where heis a teenager with extraordinary abilities that he cannot figureout because his adopted family has left him in the dark. ...teenagers do kiss, use profanity and a lot worse. the use of profanity is very slightand definitely not worth mentioning. ...i think that most people would enjoy it ... if you did not see thefirst episode this will more than bring you up to date.

i have seen just 2 episodes of smallville due to it's conflictlast season with roswell. so i missed all but the season finale of this great show. this book gives us all the details of clarkkent's early life from his space ship crashing to earth, the effects it has on various members in the town, to his teenageyears where we now find him now. it is a heartwarming story thatno superman fan should miss. as a child i watched his story beingtold on the superfriends and this book expands on it a lot more and gives you a feel of how his arrival changed a little towncalled smallville forever. the only question i have is that wheni used to watch lois and clark i could have sworn that metropiliswas in new york state or something. you know a long way from kansas. maybe i am wrong and need to dig up the old vcr tapes ofthat great show. happy reading.