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A little bit super : with small powers come big problems / edited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0358683424
  • 9780358683421
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Contents:
A river of thoughts / Jarrett J. Krosoczka -- 2.4 seconds to Sonder / Pablo Cartaya -- Shift / Nikki Grimes -- Matchmaker / Pam Munoz Ryan -- The chameleon's kiss / Mitali Perkins -- Corwin the empathic / Brian Young -- Fingers crossed / Kyle Lukoff -- Welcome to The Gabby Show / Ibi Zoboi -- Roll on / Linda Sue Park -- Rescue day / Leah Henderson -- The hieroglyph / Gary D. Schmidt -- The boy with the demon claw / Daniel Nayeri -- Asian parents dictionary / Remy Lai -- Shadow rescue: a tale of heroic Rodentia / Meg Medina.
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. Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today's top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it."--Amazon.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction HENDERSO LEAH Processing 33111011129612
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction HENDERSO LEAH Processing 33111011346448
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Fiction HENDERSO LEAH Processing 33111011158363
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

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.

Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today's top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it.

Written by Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Leah Henderson, Jarrett Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Daniel Nayeri, Linda Sue Park, Mitali Perkins, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Gary D. Schmidt, Brian Young, and Ibi Zoboi; coedited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt.

A river of thoughts / Jarrett J. Krosoczka -- 2.4 seconds to Sonder / Pablo Cartaya -- Shift / Nikki Grimes -- Matchmaker / Pam Munoz Ryan -- The chameleon's kiss / Mitali Perkins -- Corwin the empathic / Brian Young -- Fingers crossed / Kyle Lukoff -- Welcome to The Gabby Show / Ibi Zoboi -- Roll on / Linda Sue Park -- Rescue day / Leah Henderson -- The hieroglyph / Gary D. Schmidt -- The boy with the demon claw / Daniel Nayeri -- Asian parents dictionary / Remy Lai -- Shadow rescue: a tale of heroic Rodentia / Meg Medina.

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. Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today's top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it."--Amazon.

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