The first book in a new middle grade series, Heather Nuhferâs My So-Called Superpowers is a quirky and funny coming-of-age novel celebrating individuality.
More than anything, Veronica McGowan wants to fit in with the cool kids. Thereâs just one problem: they barely know she exists. Veronica wishes for something, anything to fix her nobody statusâand gets more than she bargained for when she wakes up with âstupidpowers.â
Suddenly, her strongest emotions come to life for the whole school to see. She belches fire when sheâs angry, dark clouds rain on her when sheâs sad, and cutesy hearts pop up whenever she daydreams about her crush. Sheâs broadcasting her feelings likes living emojisâitâs a nightmare!
Veronica and her best friend Charlie must work together to solve the mystery before her powers totally humiliate her. Did she inherit these powers from her mom, who left long ago? What can she really do with them? And is that teacher at school really just a teacher or is she part of some secret government agency?
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âHeather Nuhfer has hilariously and achingly captured what itâs like to be in middle school, trying to control the weird things that make you different but also super. Itâs impossible not to root for Veronica. Super real, super fun, and just generally and genuinely super.â
âDana Simpson, New York Timesâbestselling author of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series
âMy So-Called Superpowers is vibrant, lively, and hums along at a snappy pace. It has a genuinely warm, welcoming Saturday-morning cartoon feeling to it.â
âTony Cliff, New York Timesâbestselling author of the Delilah Dirk series
âReaders will be delighted at Veronicaâs relatable quirkiness... a whimsical, good-humored, straightforward take on just loving yourself for who you are.â
âBooklist
âA hilarious tale of a girl so desperate to be cool that she defies her best judgment to get what she wants.â âThe Bulletin
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