Veronica McGowan is not like other middle schoolers. Sometimes, when her emotions get too strong, they begin to manifest in a physical way. Excitement might be seen as small happy explosions coming from her hands, like her own private fireworks show. While she has mixed feelings about the occasions that this happens her best friend Charlie calls them superpowers and is always excited to see it happening.
Veronica’s dad, like Charlie, is proud of Veronica and loves her for her superpowers. And while she loves him for being so supportive, and she’s excited about his upcoming wedding to her guidance counselor Ms. Watson, Veronica also wants her mother to be a part of her life. But her mother is not as supportive of her powers, so Veronica is torn between who to be. Does she stay her strange self with unexpected incidents (like when the big green bubble of her jealousy accidentally slimed the school principal)? Or does she try to suppress her superpowers and be a normal middle school kid with two parents engaged in raising her?
And while Veronica is trying to decide all this, she also has to deal with the fact that her best friend Charlie has fallen into like for her previous enemy, now friend, Betsy. And she’s been asked to be both the maid of honor and best man in her father’s wedding, so she has extra wedding duties keeping her busy. Will she be able to get through it all without another episode, or will it all cause a huge meltdown?
My So-Called Superpowers: All the Feels is the third in this series, and it is utterly charming! I adored this book from the first word to the last. I think it would be a great read for middle schoolers who are trying to understand and talk about their feelings, or for anyone of any age who has struggled with their feelings too. Reading this book made my week, and I can’t wait for more books in this series! Author Heather Nuhfer has nailed it!
Galleys for My So-Called Superpowers: All the Feels were provided by Imprint through Edelweiss, with many thanks.