The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas

A hos tage situation so similar to the one that killed his wife undeniably shook him, but he didn’t show it. “Abby, I have something for you.” Dad kicked his shoes off on the mat by the back door and pulled a beer from the fridge. The stairs creaked as Connor disappeared upstairs to his room. “We’ll wipe all the crime from this city yet, you mark my words.” Once he even dropped it in the toilet because he refused to put it down.“I’ll take care of it,” I heard Dad say. I could picture my father, all salt-and-pepper hair and glasses, running a hand over his jaw before jotting down notes from Connor’s after noon escapade on the cell phone that never left his person. The sound of their conversation drifted from the front hall to the kitchen, words like assault rifles and disaster reaching my ears.

A zany, action-packed adventure.My dad arrived home just as Connor hopped out of the shower. 'Banas adeptly keeps readers guessing about Iron Phantom’s identity and provides plenty of romantic tension, which will satisfy even die-hard fans of the genre.' - School Library Journal ' Get ready for a wild ride in this zany, high-action thriller.' - Booklist As Abby follows him deeper into their city’s darkest secrets, she comes to learn that heroes can’t always be trusted, and sometimes it’s the good guys who wear black.Ĭhosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, The Supervillain and Me is a hilarious, sweet, and action-packed novel by debut author Danielle Banas that proves no one is perfect, not even superheroes. That is, until the city’s newest vigilante comes bursting into her life.Īfter saving Abby from an attempted mugging, Morriston’s fledgling supervillain Iron Phantom convinces her that he’s not as evil as everyone says, and that their city is under a vicious new threat. Abby’s older brother moonlights as the famous Red Comet, but without powers of her own, following in his footsteps has never crossed her mind. In Abby Hamilton’s world, superheroes do more than just stop crime and save cats stuck in trees-they also drink milk straight from the carton and hog the television remote. As witty as it is heartpounding, this fresh take on the beloved superhero genre is all about finding your own way to shine even when it seems everyone else around you is, well.

The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas