Superpowers: A Novel

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2.5
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384
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Madison, Wisconsin: In the summer of 2001, five college juniors wake up with . . . not just a hangover, but superpowers. . . .

Jack Robinson: Grew up on a farm, works in a chem lab, and brews his own beer. Age: 19. Superpower: SPEED.

Caroline Bloom: Has a flair for fashion design and a mother who’s completely out of touch. Works as a waitress for a lunatic boss.
Age: 20. Superpower: FLIGHT.

Harriet Bishop: Studied violin, guitar, and piano . . . and was terrible at them all. Now writes about music for the campus paper.
Age: 20. Superpower: ­INVISIBILITY.

Mary Beth Layton: Is managing a 3.8, but feels like she’s working three times as hard as the people around her.
Age: 20. Superpower: STRENGTH.

Charlie Frost: Has an anxious way about him, and always looks like he’s on day 101 of his most recent haircut.
Age: 20. Superpower: TELEPATHY.


But how do you adjust to an extraordinary ability when you’re an ordinary person? What if you’re not ready for the responsibility that comes with great power? And how do you keep your head in a world that’s going mad?

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2.5
2 reviews
Dusty Haynes
June 20, 2013
On it's surface it's about college kids getting powers, but this book excels in the moments of personal drama. Dealing with issues like death, mental illness, and terrorism with heartbreaking realism.
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June 12, 2012
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About the author

DAVID J. SCHWARTZ’s fiction has appeared in such anthologies as The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet; Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition; and the World Fantasy Award–nominated Twenty Epics. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and blogs at http://Snurri.LiveJournal.com.

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