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Super!
An action-packed tale of danger, conspiracy, and overcoming the odds!

Summary: In 1935, Frances E. Shaw floats innocuously from her hospital bed, and changes the world forever. With her dawns the era of "Supers"—children that develop extraordinary supernatural powers during puberty. Crime plummets. Wars stall. Magnificent children sweep the world by storm, and everyone is entranced.


In the present day, all eyes are on Beata Bell, descendant of the great Frances E. Shaw. Bets are placed on which amazing power she will inherit. Only Beata Bell remains stubbornly, infuriatingly, and inexplicably normal.


Sidelined, she must face the painful reality that she might never live up to everyone's expectations. But when a new villain threatens the city, Beata is nonetheless launched into a whirlwind of mystery, danger, and conspiracy. With an entirely human skill set, she must exhaust all her wits and courage to save her friends—and to survive.


Publisher: Insomniac Press

Ages: 12+


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Kind Words for Super!
"In Super!, her first novel, Jennifer Chen has managed to combine the action of a superhero comic book with the drama of political conspiracy, and, along the way, she makes a powerful statement about growing up."
-Wendy Phillips, author of Fishtailing

"Super! is a satisfying and interesting romp through a classic Superhero tale, with a unique and well-executed twist. The teenage superheroes are intriguing, and the protagonist and her team are engaging, offering a worthy commentary on the aspects of Superheros we have learned to take for granted after a hundred years of their representation through comics, books, film and television. In avoiding some of the major clichés of the genre, it offers a fresh take on Superhero society, and that alone makes it worth your time to read and absorb in its entirety."
-Terence Macmanus, author of Tales of Sorcery and Silicone

"There's so much about this book that I like...the strong female and ethnically diverse characters...the plot that has as many twists and turns as a super-hero in mid melee."
-Leanne Dyck, author of Maynely a Mystery
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