My Superhero sister by: Toni LoTempio

Holly Hamilton has always been perturbed by the way her older sister, Ellen, seems to get everything. It’s especially tough living in the shadow of your sister’s cape when she’s a super heroine named Suprema!

With one super-parent and one not, it was inevitable that the girls would turn out different. Unfortunately for Holly, she takes after her earthling mother. Ellen has taken over their retired father’s role as Century City’s reigning superhero, balancing school and super-duties with remarkable ease while it’s a struggle for Holly to get through her English class without mishap, not to mention those Cheer Squad tryouts!
The girls learn their father’s old nemeses, Anti-Hero, has escaped from his Space Prison, and they’re concerned – Anti-Hero nullified their father’s powers once – what else does he have in store for him and Suprema? When another teen superhero extraordinaire appears on the scene, they’re even more puzzled. Who is Magna Boy? Is he friend or foe? And does he have a connection to Anti-Hero? The appearance of two new guys at school, teen heartthrob Tad Barker and nerd Ed McGee, set Holly and her sister to wondering—and arguing—could one of them be the new super kid on the block? If so, which one?


This is a great YA fantasy book. In fact one of the best I have had the pleasure of reviewing lately. Toni LoTempio has don’t a wonderful job of describing the struggles that young girls 9and boys) go through when they have a sibling that is better than them at various things. The superhero aspect simply makes it a book that young people will want to read. Daniel, my eleven year old son, loved it and Victoria is just getting started reading it for herself. 

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