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Not Your Sidekick parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Not Your Sidekick is a YA superhero adventure with significant LGBTQ+ representation at its core, featuring a sapphic romance and themes of self-discovery and belonging. The story includes mild action sequences and peril but no graphic violence, and the language and sexual content are age-appropriate for older teens. The book celebrates heroism beyond superpowers, authenticity, and standing up for what's right, making it particularly strong for readers exploring their own identities.
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Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship--only i... Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship--only it turns out to be for the towns most heinous supervillain. On the upside, she gets to work with her longtime secret crush, Abby, whom Jess thinks may have a secret of her own. Then theres the budding attraction to her fellow intern, the mysterious "M," who never seems to be in the same place as Abby. But what starts as a fun way to spite her superhero parents takes a sudden and dangerous turn when she uncovers a plot larger than heroes and villains altogether.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Magic
- Juvenile fiction
- High school students
- Fiction
- Internship programs
- Heroes
- Lesbian teenagers
- Superheroes
- Series:Sidekick-Squad
- Queer
- Young Adult
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ISBN 9781945053047 · Interlude Press - Duet Books