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Superheroes soar in this promising debut—and they’re kids! Twelve-year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, soon learns the truth about his nice—but odd—new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible, yet another controls electricity. Incredible. The superkids use their powers to secretly... read more

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Powerless is about a boy named Daniel who moves to a new town. He meets Molly who has super powers and Micheal who use to be the fastest flyer until he turned 13. When you turn 13 the shroud comes, the shroud is a shadow. When he meets the rest of the supers he finds a bunch of comics which... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Powerless is about a boy named Daniel who moves to a new town. He meets Molly who has super powers and Micheal who use to be the fastest flyer until he turned 13. When you turn 13 the shroud comes, the shroud is a shadow. When he meets the rest of the supers he finds a bunch of comics which contain the shroud. Daniel finds the person who wrote the comic, Herman Plinkett, who says that Eric the most powerful super is the shroud. Herman is actually the shroud and all of the supers fight him and win. They all get to keep their powers.

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  • Daniel Corrigan: Strong, self conscious, smart, determined, helpful. He loves Sherlock Holmes, and is the main character main character
  • Eileen Corrigan: Daniel's beloved grandmother. Daniels grandma.
  • Mollie Lee: Mollie is a very self-confident girl, that can fly. She is the fastes t flyer, and may have a crush on Eric. Tomboy
  • Eric: A boy that has super strength and can fly. A beloved kid.
  • Rohan: A nerdy little kid who dresses like an adult. His super power is super-sense. geek
  • Herman Plunkett: The writer of Johnny Noble Comics. writer
  • Simon: Can be a jerk and lost his powers when he was 13
  • Michael: used to beat Molly in flying races, until he lost his powers
  • Louisa: Lousia is a sweet girl who has a crush on Daniel. Girl who loves daniel.
  • Bud: Clay's sidekick. His power is super stink. Clays friend.
  • Georgie: fun
  • Rose: Rose is lousia's little sister. Her power is to turn invisible. She uses it to cause trouble. Lousias sister
  • Gram: loving sick
  • Johnny Noble: helping comic book figure
  • Clay Cudgens: He is a mean bully who has sper strength. Buds friend.
  • Mr. Snyder: teacher
  • Sherlock Holmes: great
  • Daniel Corrigan: Middle student that moves to Noble Green, Pennsylvania to help take care of his sick grandmother.
  • Georgie Corrigan: Very playful. He is a young boy that loves playing with his blue ball. Young kid
  • Eileen: kind
  • Jonathan Noble: A courageous man that saved children from a burning building, and gained super powers. A hero to the town.
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The wind howled in Michaels ears

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  1. Matthew Cody (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-375-95595-2
Page Count: 281

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