| Description |
ix, 351 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Ages 13 and up Amulet Books |
| Contents |
Love to hate / Lamar Giles -- Fire that lasts / MacLean,Sarah -- Ordinary kid / Joseph Bruchac -- Fly, lions, fly / Morgan Baden -- My life as a houseplant / Matthew Phillion -- Aubrey vs. the ninth circle of hell (aka Prom) / Elizabeth Eulberg -- Something borrowed, or The costume / Danielle Paige -- Knight's gambit / Varian Johnson -- Night I caught a bullet / Sterling Gates -- Mecha girl / Axie Oh -- Qeeroes and villians / Anna-Marie McLemore -- Power baby blue grows up / Barry Lyga -- Bumped / Paul Levitz. |
| Summary |
"Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features 13 short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake--superheroes don't have to just be generic handsome white dudes. Everyone in the world, no matter their race, sexual preference, pronouns, or level of ability, has dreamed of flying. Contributors include six New York Times bestselling authors, seven multiple award winners, a founder of We Need Diverse Books, and at least one author with millions of books in print in the U.S. alone. The collection is edited by New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga, and it also features illustrations from Colleen Doran--New York Times bestselling cartoonist, and artist of the legendary Stan Lee's memoir. The full list of contributors includes: Barry Lyga, Paul Levitz, Sarah MacLean, Lamar Giles, Elizabeth Eulberg, Danielle Paige, Varian Johnson, Joseph Bruchac, Morgan Baden, Matthew Phillion, Anna-Marie McLemore, Sterling Gates, and Axie Oh"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 13 and up Amulet Books |
| Subject |
Children's stories, American.
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Short stories.
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Superheroes -- Fiction.
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Ability -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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Superhero fiction.
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Teen fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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| Added Author |
Lyga, Barry, editor.
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Doran, Colleen, 1963- illustrator.
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Giles, Lamar, 1979-
Love to hate.
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MacLean, Sarah.
Fire that lasts.
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Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Ordinary kid.
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Baden, Morgan.
Fly, lions, fly.
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Phillion, Matthew.
My life as a houseplant.
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Eulberg, Elizabeth.
Aubrey vs. the ninth circle of hell (aka Prom)
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Paige, Danielle (Novelist).
Something borrowed, or The costume.
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Johnson, Varian.
Knight's gambit.
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Gates, Sterling.
Night I caught a bullet.
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Oh, Axie.
Mecha girl.
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| ISBN |
9781419754463 (hardcover) |
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