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Powerless
by Matthew Cody
Age: 3rd-6th
Fantasy: Superheroes
First sentence: "The safest town on Earth?" thought Daniel. "Couldn't sound lamer."
A fun delve into superpowers that isn't awash with silliness. We start out with a really intriguing prologue of Michael's 13th birthday. His friends are distant and his room is covered in pictures of a flying boy that say "You can fly." His mind is foggy until finally the confusion blows away and a little voice in his head tells him that it is time to put away childish things. And he never flew again.
From here we follow the story of Daniel, an ordinary boy that moves into Noble's Green. The first friends he meets turn out to be kids with superpowers. But when they turn 13, their superpowers vanish and so do their memories. His new friends ask Daniel, an aficionado of Sherlock Holmes, to solve the mystery of the disappearing powers.
The writing was a breeze but it didn't seem to belittle the audience. The mystery was held strong throughout the book. Cody also presents some very interesting philosophical questions about greed and power and feeling powerless. Although I kind of wanted Daniel to discover a superpower at the end, I appreciated that Cody kept him "powerless," giving a unique angle to superhero stories.
Fantasy: Superheroes
First sentence: "The safest town on Earth?" thought Daniel. "Couldn't sound lamer."
A fun delve into superpowers that isn't awash with silliness. We start out with a really intriguing prologue of Michael's 13th birthday. His friends are distant and his room is covered in pictures of a flying boy that say "You can fly." His mind is foggy until finally the confusion blows away and a little voice in his head tells him that it is time to put away childish things. And he never flew again.
From here we follow the story of Daniel, an ordinary boy that moves into Noble's Green. The first friends he meets turn out to be kids with superpowers. But when they turn 13, their superpowers vanish and so do their memories. His new friends ask Daniel, an aficionado of Sherlock Holmes, to solve the mystery of the disappearing powers.
The writing was a breeze but it didn't seem to belittle the audience. The mystery was held strong throughout the book. Cody also presents some very interesting philosophical questions about greed and power and feeling powerless. Although I kind of wanted Daniel to discover a superpower at the end, I appreciated that Cody kept him "powerless," giving a unique angle to superhero stories.