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	Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 8,763 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Villain (Sidekick Squad, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 2,729 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix 3.99 avg rating — 2,404 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe 3.87 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Backup (Sidekick Squad, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Tears at High Tide 4.02 avg rating — 599 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minecraft: The Shipwreck (Official Minecraft Novels, #6) 4.39 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 2020 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben 10 Vol. 1: The Truth is Out There 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Hero (Sidekick Squad, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben 10 Vol. 2: For Science! 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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You’re not the same person you were when you first started writing your novel. I’m certainly not—I think back when I first started working on Not Your Hero and it feels like a completely different era. As a mom, my priorities are all about my family and have been for the past few years. There’s certainly a balance between being a parent and navigating your career, and I’ve just started to rebuild

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C.B. Lee answered K Wheeler's question: Is there an audiobook for "Not Your Backup" in the works? I really want to be able to access this book. The series has meant a lot to me so far and I'm anxiously waiting to be able to read (listen to) it. Hello! Thank you so much for reaching out. At this time there is not an audiobook for Not Your Backup; the decision of the audiobook production is up to the publisher. I would love for there to be an audiobook and if there is any news for it in the f See Full Answer
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Love the masquerade theme for these stories, and enjoyed this collection of complex and compelling queer anthology with a range of genre, exploration and more. Favorites include Tris Lawrence's secret identity trans romance of discovering one self, a ...more
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“The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”
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“We can't just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we're trying to expose a corrupt government.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

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“She's given up trying to stand out.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

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Trick of the Light by Megan Derr

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Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

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Dreadnought by April Daniels

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Hero by Perry Moore

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Where There's Smoke by Cari Z.

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BLAZE: A Superhero Romance by Christa Tomlinson

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Grounded by David Richards

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