Spider-Man's Social Dilemma is an awesome book for middle readers and more advanced younger readers that love superheroes and Spider-Man in particular. The writing is fun and introduces many characters from Spider-Man's rogues gallery, which is a great entry point for new fans or young readers who might only have seen a movie or two. The messaging and modern perspective on social media and activism is a great addition to the Spidey canon.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARCand audiobook.


Description from NetGalley:
Peter Parker has been swinging and thwipping his way through New York City as Spider-Man for just a few months, and balancing his double life is complicated. He goes to school and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his crush, MJ; he takes photos for the Daily Bugle and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his boss, J. Jonah Jameson; and he fights crime in the evenings and . . . well, he’s kind of always trying to not embarrass himself. Easier said than done when you’re a teen with spider powers you’re still getting used to.

On top of all that, the notorious villain the Sandman is acting more strangely than ever, social media seems to be taking a toll on MJ, and someone keeps trying to steal an artifact that’s supposedly powered by alien matter . . . which can’t be good. Something eerie is going on, and Peter is determined to figure out what it is before things go from weird to dangerous.

This is the first in a planned three book middle grade series, and I can’t wait for the next one. If you are a fan of Spider-man then I think you will enjoy this book. It feels very much like modern, teenage Peter Parker. The narrator does a great job with the voices. The multiple POV helps us to fill in the gaps and know something that Spidey doesn’t yet know. While Sandman is definitely the villain of this book, there is an unknown baddie pulling the strings that definitely gave me the same set up vibes as the recent Marvel movies. The book has a quick pace and will keep middle grade readers engaged.

Overall: 4/5

Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma is a cute story about a 16 year old Spiderman trying to balance his night life with his school life. He is struggling to say the least and well it doesn’t help when Sandman starts looking for a certain item within the museum. This book is well written and has some great dialogue between Peter and MJ.

Weirdly enough, I loved this book! I was very surprised. I don't know if it was the writing (very simple and straightforward, which just flows) or if it's just that I'm a Spider-Man fan, but this book was wonderful to read. I was sometimes confused because this spider man seems to match a mash-up of the Spider-Men, but I still really liked the story and the characters.

My daughter is a huge Spider-Man fan. I knew we needed to listen to this one. She sliced it. She was engaged and wanted to keep listening. Great narrator.

Spiderman has always been my favorite hero so I knew I had to check this out and oh, it did not disappoint. It's a fun adventure full of Spidey kicking butt but also being an adorable dork, trying to navigate being a teen in love and also social media because it's all about marketing these days. The pacing is solid and the narration was fun.

I can never say no to a Spider-Man novel. This one was great! It had all the classic ingredients of a Spider-Man novel: MJ, Aunt May, villains out to take over the world, and of course a web slinging coming of age Peter Parker. In this story, Peter is just 16 years old when he has to take on Sandman; however, Sandman isn't just Sandman and something shady is going down on a mind control kinda level. Peter has to crack the case, balance a school group project AND keep her with his internship with the Daily Bugle as a photographer. That's a lot for any kid to balance, but luckily Peter has the best support system: MJ and Aunt May (and a few other friends at school and work!).

Totally an accessible and high interest middle grade read. I loved the narrator and think the audiobook was well put together.

If you are into Marvel and Spider-Man, this one is a fun, action packed and fast paced read.

Bonus: some of the commentary on social media having mind controlling abilities would be a great conversation starter in the classroom!

Spider-Man's Social Dilemma by Preeti Chhibber is a lot of fun.
In this tale, Peter Parker is a 16-year-old high school student who is night lighting as everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-man and when the Sandman starts to look for an object from a local museum to increase his power and wealth Peter's life gets a lot more complicated.
Preeti Chhibber captures the feel and voice of these classic characters very well and the threat posed by the "unknown" enemy and the Sandman are interesting and keep the plot moving. The relationship between Peter and MJ is equally fun and engaging.
I also received a copy of the audiobook and the narration by Dan Bittner added a lot of fun to the story his lively narration and his voice acting for the characters was a blast.
This is the first of three so it ends with a little of a cliffhanger but it was fun and I hope to be back for parts 2 and 3.
Thanks to #DisneyPublishing and #NetGalley for the ARC of #SpiderMansSocialDilemma.