The Misshapes
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Publisher Description
Some people have powers.
Some people do not.
And some people just might change the world.
Sarah Robertson is one of those people.
Sarah is no ordinary girl: she can control the weather with her emotions. But in Doolittle Falls where superheroes walk the streets (and fly over them), Sarah’s powers aren’t enough for admission to the prestigious Hero Academy. Not to mention that her mother is a notorious Supervillain and the archnemesis of America’s favorite Hero, Freedom Man. Instead of being accepted to the school of her dreams, Sarah is marked as an outcast with powers – a Misshape.
Now she’s stuck with a ragtag group of fellow Misshapes, her dreams of heroism on hold indefinitely. Yet Sarah is determined to harness her powers to win a place at Hero Academy. But the path to greatness won’t be easy. Her brother’s rebellious streak is starting to wear thin, she has an intriguing (and smoking hot) new mentor, and an unexpected romance blooms with superstar Hero Freedom Boy. And when Doolittle Falls comes under threat of annihilation, Sarah has to prove there may be more to the Misshapes than everyone thinks.
And she may just kick some Supervillain butt in the process.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Writing as Flynn, first-time novelists Stuart Sherman and Elisabeth Donnelly make a strong debut with this trilogy opener, set in a world populated by superhumans. Fifteen-year-old Sarah Robertson can control the weather with her emotions and yearns to attend Hero Academy, where she can train to be a full-fledged Hero. Instead, her lack of control, coupled with her mother being an infamous supervillain, brings her rejection and assignment to the local high school. But as Sarah meets other so-called Misshapes rejected by the Academy, she makes new friends and finds her own self-worth and confidence which comes in handy when the outsiders catch wind of a plot to rid the world of Misshapes and others deemed unworthy. The authors conjure a world teeming with intriguing characters and unusual powers the abilities to turn liquid into alcohol or conjure spectral backup singers are among those represented, a welcome deviance from more typical power sets. Stilted bits of dialogue and narrative occasionally mar the story, but the book never loses its sense of wonder and excitement. Worthy of the comics it takes inspiration from. Ages 10 up.