I spent a little while fighting with this thing in order to paste a picture of the cover and then gave up. So what I'll do instead is paste a link:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/super-what_jax-abbott/1470865/item/#edition=3327993&idiq=2817352
Thriftbooks is my favorite place to buy books, by the way. They're typically used (though they do sell new copies of some things) but usually in pretty good shape, and they give you free shipping if you spend $10, which is just an amazing deal. PLUS you earn free books! So all in all, better than buying from Barnes and Noble (more on why I'm mad at them later.)
ANYWAY, now that I'm back, I'm catching up on everything I haven't done yet. My plan is still to do this alphabetically by author, so the categories will be all over the map, and I have a bunch of A's to cover.
Based on the spine, it appears I acquired this from the annual book sale at my local library, although I'm not sure when. (Quick aside: the library book sale is one of my very favorite things. It usually happens right around-or sometimes on-my birthday, so it is VERY much a happy birthday to me! And the prices are just RIDICULOUS; it's 50 cents for paperbacks, $1 for hardbacks, or $5 a bag, so I come home with anywhere between 20 and 50 new books every time. My method for choosing them is something like, "Hmmm. That looks interesting." End of aside.)
It's a charming and very teenage look at developing superpowers; set in high school, it's naturally filled with Queen Bee drama, missed homework, and agonizing over crushes and first kisses. But it also tackles some deeper issues: rebelling against parental control, fighting back against bullies, dealing with loss. It ends a little abruptly (and a little too neatly; there's no real stakes) for my taste, but it's sweet and funny and made me glad I have long since left my teens behind. Plus there's an alligator!
Author: Jax Abbott
Potentially objectionable content: It's pretty tame, but there is some crude-ish humor, and teen issues are present: bullying, menstrual cramps, dating, etc.
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