A Little Bit Super – With Small Powers Come Big Problems – Clarion

In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower-while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique. Everyone knows that superheroes are supposed to have awesome powers like strength or invisibility or flight.But what happens when you’re a mostly regular kid . . . who’s just a little bit super?In these hilarious and thought-provoking stories from today’s top middle grade authors, a group of kids are each coping with a recently discovered minor superpower.One can shape-shift-but only part of her body, and only on Mondays.Another can always tell when an avocado is perfectly ripe.One can even hear the thoughts of animals in the pet store-which can be about as heart-tugging as you might imagine.It’s hard enough to be in middle school even without some weird ability, but these kids not only find their way to owning their