Local author Mike Vreeland will share excerpts from his middle-grade novel, Dumpster Man, at Domesticities and the Cutting Garden in Youngsville on Sunday, April 19th, 2-4 pm. The event will include readings, activities, music, refreshments, Q & A, and book signings.

Dumpster Man tells the story of 12-year-old Trent Hartwood, who rescues a frightened kitten from a dumpster. The putrid sludge inside transforms him into a smelly, slime-covered superhero with superhuman strength. Before he can come up with a good superhero name, someone calls the slimy figure “Dumpster Man,” and, unfortunately, the name sticks. That doesn’t stop him from saving people and catching criminals in the city of Middleton—though he would be mortified if anyone knew Dumpster Man’s identity.