My SoCalled Superpowers (My SoCalled Superpowers, 1)

The first book in a new middle grade series, Heather Nuhfers 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. Theres just one problem: they barely know she exists. Veronica wishes for something, anything to fix her nobody statusand gets more than she bargained for when she wakes up with stupidpowers.Suddenly, her strongest emotions come to life for the whole school to see. She belches fire when shes angry, dark clouds rain on her when shes sad, and cutesy hearts pop up whenever she daydreams about her crush. Shes broadcasting her feelings likes living emojisits 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?An Imprint BookHeather Nuhfer has hilariously and achingly captured what its like to be in middle school, trying to control the weird things that make you different but also super. Its impossible not to root for Veronica. Super real, super fun, and just generally and genuinely super. Dana Simpson, New York Times-bestselling author of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series My 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.Tony Cliff, New York Times-bestselling author of the Delilah Dirk seriesReaders will be delighted at Veronicas relatable quirkiness... a whimsical, good-humored, straightforward take on just loving yourself for who you are. BooklistA hilarious tale of a girl so desperate to be cool that she defies her best judgment to get what she wants. The Bulletin