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Synopsis
Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a small number of specialty classes to a very select few. Lander is home to the Hero Certification Program, a curriculum designed to develop students with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes. Five of this year's freshmen are extra special. They have a secret aside from their abilities, one that they must guard from even their classmates. Because for every one person in the world with abilities they can control, there are three who lack such skill. These lesser beings, Powereds as they are called, have always been treated as burdens and second class citizens. Though there has been ample research in the area, no one has ever succeeded in turning a Powered into a regular human, let alone a Super. That is, until now.
Is Super Powereds: Year 1 appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Teens attend a superhero university where they train to become heroes while hiding their origins as formerly powerless Powereds. Expect training combat, superhero action sequences, and themes of discrimination against a powered underclass.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include ableism, class struggle, and discrimination.
Who'll love this
Five freshmen with secret origins train at a superhero university, learning to master their powers while hiding the truth about who they really are.