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Leon (Jamar Nicholas) volume 1
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Leon is an ordinary kid who becomes extraordinary when he fights a supervillain to save his school!
"Leon is a superhero, whose powers are kindness and common sense. It's a really good book about a really good kid!" — Jerry Craft, author and illustrator of New Kid
"A heartfelt and hilarious hero's journey. LEON is super!" — Lincoln Peirce, author and illustrator of Big Nate
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Years after writing stories about a superheroine character she created with a best friend who died in a tragic car accident, sixteen-year-old May is shocked to see stickers, patches, and graffiti images of the superheroine appearing around Seattle.
3) Ikenga
Author
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
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In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while trying to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Superhero geek Evan survives a supervillian's death ray, and is sent to the Academy for Metahuman Operatives. Unfortunately, instead of fighting bad guys, Evan finds himself blacklisted, and on the wrong side of the school's director. Can he convince his semi-retired has-been mentor to become a real hero once again?"--
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Series
Princess in Black volume 9
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort's royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day....
6) Dreadnought
Author
Series
Nemesis (April Daniels) volume 1
Publisher
Diversion Books
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult LGBTQIA+ [High School Readers]
Trans and Nonbinary Authors: Books for Teens
Trans and Nonbinary Authors: Books for Teens
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"Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world's greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and dies right in fron of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she's transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantel to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny's body into what she's always thought it should be. Now there's no hiding that she's a girl. It...
Author
Series
Heroine complex novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Over the years, the adventures of superheroines Aveda Jupiter and Evie Tanaka have become the stuff of legend -- and now they'll be immortalized in their very own TV show! The pair head to LA for filming, but Aveda struggles to get truly excited. Instead, she's preoccupied wondering about the fate of the world and her role in it. You know, the usual. Now that Otherworld activity has been detected outside the Bay Area, Aveda can't help but wonder...
8) Hand in hand
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Kitty Pryde usually likes museums, but wouldn't you know it...the art gallery that Wolverine's taken her to is run by the evil Hand (they're Ninja types), which means that Daredevil & Elecktra can't be too far away from the action"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1990s, this is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Avengers aren't the only superpowered marvels in town: from super strength to incredible camouflage, the insect world is full of awesome abilities. You'll meet high-jumping spiders, beetles with extreme armor, and even bugs with... super stink--all alongside the Marvel heroes you know and love"--
11) Archenemies
Author
Series
Renegades volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Nova's double life is about to get a lot more complicated: As Insomnia, she is a full-fledged member of the Renegades, a syndicate of powerful and beloved superheroes. She works with Adrian's patrol unit to protect the weak and maintain order in Gatlon City. As Nightmare, she is an Anarchist - a group of of villains who are determined to destroy the Renegades. And Nightmare wants vengeance against the so-called heroes who once failed her when she...
13) Incredibles 2
Publisher
Disney Pixar
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen, Elastigirl, is out saving the world.
"It's a solid double..."--Chicago Sun-Times.
"This one still delights..."--New York Daily News.
"This follow-up is every bit the start-to-finish sensation as the original..."--Rolling Stone.
14) Holiday heroine
Author
Series
Heroine complex novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The sixth book in the smart, snarky, and action-packed Heroine series continues the adventures of Asian-American superheroine Bea Tanaka as she takes on demons in Hawaii. After years of chaos, questionable decisions, and flirtations with the supervillain path, Bea is finally thriving. She's got a sweet, new gig hunting demons in Maui, she's working hard to hone her powers, and her big sister Evie is proud of her at last. In fact, everyone is so proud...
Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's no secret that superhero comics have historically included problematic depictions of women, racial and sexual minorities, and others who do not fit the standard straight white male model of a hero. Rather than focus on these negative depictions, Langsdale wants to take a more positive approach by looking at recent comics that can be called feminist, with female heroes and creators of all genders that tell new types of stories within the genre....
Author
Series
Captain Awesome volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Second-grader Eugene McGillicudy finds that he can tap the power of Captain Awesome without wearing the costume, as he scores a goal for his soccer team.
18) Angela: [Vol.2]
Author
Series
Guardians of the galaxy volume 2
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Spinning out of the dramatic conclusion of Age of Ultron, dimensions collide and Heaven's most fearsome Angel arrives - and comes straight for the Guardians! Gamora, one of the galaxy's greatest warriors, holds a deadly secret that could bring down the entire team. And when Gamora battles Angela, the entire universe hangs in the balance! Then, the galaxy's most mismatched heroes find themselves at a crossroads when the effects of Infinity begin to...
Author
Series
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Novels) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
After Doreen, uses her extraordinary powers to stop a group of troublemakers she becomes a full-fledged superhero called Squirrel Girl.
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