“Readers…will be enamored by this blend of history, mystery, and superpowered action.” —Booklist (starred review) “Has the exciting pace of a superhero adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman in this action-packed, comic-inspired adventure about a brilliant girl puzzler who discovers she’s part of a superhero team—the first in a new series! Josie O’Malley does a lot to help out Mam after her father goes off to fight the Nazis, but she wishes she could do more—like all those caped heroes who now seem to have disappeared. If Josie can’t fly and control weather like her idol, Zenobia, maybe she can put her math smarts to use cracking puzzles for the government. After an official tosses out her puzzler test because she’s a girl, it soon becomes clear that an even more top-secret agency has its eye on Josie, along with two other applicants: Akiko and Mae. The trio bonds over their shared love of female superhero celebrities, from Hauntima to Zenobia to Hopscotch. But during one extraordinary afternoon, they find themselves transformed into the newest (and youngest!) superheroes in town. As the girls’ abilities slowly begin to emerge, they learn that their skills will be crucial in thwarting a shapeshifting henchman of Hitler, and, just maybe, in solving an even larger mystery about the superheroes who’ve recently gone missing. Inspired by remarkable real-life women from World War II—the human computers and earliest programmers called “the ENIAC Six”—this pulse-pounding adventure features bold action and brave thinking, with forty-eight pages of comic book style graphic panels throughout the book. Readers will want to don their own capes for an adventure, and realize they have the power to be a superhero, too!

New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Stephanie Graegin bring a lionhearted new hero to life in this tender, sparkling story about standing up for what’s right—and finding your inner superpowers. Every day after school, Manny saves the world from formidable foes. I AM FEARLESS! I AM STRONG! I AM BRAVE! I AM POWERFUL! I AM INVINCIBLE! Zombie bears, evil cloud monsters, and alien robots with laser beam eyes are no match for Super Manny. But when Manny encounters a real-life nemesis in the school cafeteria, will he be able to summon his superhero strength to save the day?

A boy was reading a book in the park when a strange red cloth descended from the sky and landed on him. It's a Flying Cape! But just as Luck would have it, he lost the Cape as quickly as he found it. Join our hero in his quest to retrieve the Cape, in a series of hilarious and unexpected encounters with various characters in the neighbourhood, including a Father and a Baby, a Girl walking her Dog in the park, a Cat eager to protect her Kittens, and many others. In the end, would he be able to retrieve the Hero's Cape? Or would he be able to discover the true meaning of kindness, courage and sacrifice? This is Cory Q Tan's second book, following his first book 'A Very Special Cat', also published in 2018.

You Don't Need a Cape to be a Hero By: Dr. Sherryl Carter, Ed.D. You Don't Need a Cape to be a Hero details the unwillingness of a young elementary student to wear a mask during a global pandemic . . . Until she realizes the mask makes her a hero.

The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book! With no special powers, no secret identity, and no cape, can someone be a real hero? Ethan thinks so and sets out to prove it! (Social Studies Topic: History & Culture/Heroes)

Zeros to heroes! Generation Zero managed to survive their first mission, and now duty has called on them to venture deep inside a perilous dimension only known as the Heroscape to see the world through a new set of eyes! They?ll discover their friends? biggest secrets, their enemies? darkest fears, and their town?s sinister connection to this imagination-fueled reality. But just because the Heroscape is imaginary, doesn?t mean it can?t kill you? And, from anime-inflected zombie hordes to psychedelic sci-fi warriors, all of Rook, Michigan?s most deeply buried fantasies are about to come roaring out of your daydreams! Dream big because New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and acclaimed artists Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) and Javier Pulido (Daredevil) and are gearing up to send Valiant?s temperamental teenage time-bombs blasting out of the suburbs and into their most grisly adventure yet! Collecting GENERATION ZERO #6?9.