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A little bit super : with small powers come big problems

Henderson, Leah (editor,, author.). Schmidt, Gary D. (editor,, author.). Krosoczka, Jarrett (author.). Cartaya, Pablo (author.). Grimes, Nikki (author.). Ryan, Pam Muñoz (author.). Perkins, Mitali (author.). Young, Brian (Brian Lee) (author.). Lukoff, Kyle (author.). Zoboi, Ibi Aanu (author.). Park, Linda Sue (author.). Nayeri, Daniel (author.). Lai, Remy (author.). Medina, Meg (author.).

Summary: "The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shape-shift--but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists "owning" a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their place in the world, that shows them a potential they might not have imagined."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780358683421
ISBN: 0358683424
Physical Description: print
278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The power of discovering who we are. A river of thoughts / text and illustrations by Jarrett J. Krosoczka -- 2.4 seconds to sonder / by Pablo Cartaya -- Shift / by Nikki Grimes -- Matchmaker / by Pam Muñoz Ryan -- Chameleon's kiss / by Mitali Perkins -- Corwin the empathic / by Brian Young -- Fingers crossed / by Kyle Lukoff -- The power of being who we are. Welcome to The Gabby Moore Show / by Ibi Zoboi -- Roll on / by Linda Sue Park -- Rescue day / by Leah Henderson -- Hieroglyph / by Gary D. Schmidt -- Boy with the demon claw / by Daniel Nayeri -- Asian parents dictionary / by Remy Lai -- Shadow rescue: a tale of heroic Rodentia / by Meg Medina.