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In idle moments, perhaps everyone secretly yearns for godlike powers, but for the five students in Schwartz’s first novel, that dream comes true and proves as much burden as blessing. One morning in May 2001, after a nighttime party imbibing home-brewed beer, a quintet of college housemates awakens to find they have developed superpowers. For Charlie, it’s telepathy; for his roommate, superspeed; while the three ladies who live downstairs add to the mix incredible strength, invisibility, and flying.

Deciding to use their newfound abilities to help humanity, the team launches a crime-fighting spree that earns them the media moniker the All-Stars. Inevitably, complications develop as their vigilantism attracts the suspicion of authorities and as real-world concerns with school and relationships intervene. The worst is yet to come, though, after a parent of one of them takes a job in the World Trade left, and the All-Stars meet their ultimate destiny on 9/11. Schwartz strikes the left balance between vicarious superhero adventure and thoughtful reflection on the hidden costs of being a Good Samaritan. --Carl Hays

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Madison, Wisconsin: In the summer of 2001, five college juniors wake up with . . . not just a hangover, but superpowers. . . .

Jack Robinson: Grew up on a farm, works in a chem lab, and brews his own beer. Age: 19. Superpower: SPEED.

Caroline Bloom: Has a flair for fashion design and a mother who’s completely out of touch. Works as a waitress for a lunatic boss.

Age: 20. Superpower: FLIGHT.

Harriet Bishop: Studied violin, guitar, and piano . . . and was terrible at them all. Now writes about music for the campus paper.

Age: 20. Superpower: ­INVISIBILITY.

Mary Beth Layton: Is managing a 3.8, but feels like she’s working three times as hard as the people around her.

Age: 20. Superpower: STRENGTH.

Charlie Frost: Has an anxious way about him, and always looks like he’s on day 101 of his most recent haircut.

Age: 20. Superpower: TELEPATHY.

But how do you adjust to an extraordinary ability when you’re an ordinary person? What if you’re not ready for the responsibility that comes with great power? And how do you keep your head in a world that’s going mad?

Review

"Schwartz strikes the left balance between vicarious superhero adventure and thoughtful reflection on the hidden costs of being a good Samaritan"

—Carl Hays, Booklist

"A book for everyone who's ever wondered what superpower would be most fun or whether Batman or Superman would win in a fight. (And for everyone else who's ever wondered what made comic books so much fun.) David J. Schwartz has written a first novel with superpowers, smarts, and heart to spare. If you'll forgive a lame pun in the service of a swell book: Bookstore patrons, online browsers -- may the Schwartz be with you.

—Kelly Link, author of Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners

"A thoughtful and convincing blend of magic and realism. I believed in these ordinary, recognizable college students with their extraordinary abilities. As their powers change and fail them (and vice versa), Superpowers tells us a story both soaring and sober."

—Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club and Wit’s End

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DAVID J. SCHWARTZ



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