Andrew Bean belongs to his "school's highly selective environmental club, otherwise known as the Highview Environmental Revitalization Organization, or H.E.R.O. There are only six in the club. Basically it's a training program for would-be sidekicks, who would then become would-be Supers for kids with kids with powers who hope to use them to someday fight the forces of evil..." Drew was born with hypersensatia. He "possessed super senses. His magical hearing, sight, taste, touch, and smell are the most powerful on the planet. He's literally the sensitive kid in school. He is a sensationalist." Unfortunately, his Super, Titan, has abandoned him, and turned to drink, let himself go to fat, and ceased to be a crime fighter. When the suits, three Jacks, escape from prison with the believed-to-be-dead Dealer's assistance, all sidekicks are placed on ready reserve status. They are almost immediately disbanded as their ID's are compromised and their Supers are kidnapped or MIA. Only Jenna's Super, Fox, is left. She is in favor of relieving the sidekicks. She claims she can handle the problem. Although Margaret Peterson Haddix raved about this book on the jacket endorsement, I was a bit disappointed. The beginning was a bit slow...She is right, however, that the middle and end "will make you wish you could turn pages faster than a speeding bullet."
"You can't pick and choose which rules you live by."
"Every gift has a price."
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2015-16
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