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“Not Your Sidekick” by C.B. Lee
Jess grits her teeth,
going for a running start. The gravel on the trail crunches under her feet, the
wind rushes through her hair, and she can taste success. This time. This time,
she’s gonna make it.
The canyon is streaked
with color, warm in the afternoon light; golden striations race across the
signature rusty reds of the landscape. The sky is a gorgeous, impossible blue,
and clouds flutter down the endless horizon, a perfect backdrop for a first
flight.
Every step resounds in
her body, and her heart races. Blood pounds in her ears.
Flight.
One of the rarest of
abilities. Jess’ dad can fly, and her older sister inherited the gene. Why not
Jess?
Why not me? I could be
a hero, Jess
thinks as she picks up speed.
Summary
Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship—only it turns out to be for the town’s most heinous supervillain. On the upside, she gets to work with her longtime secret crush, Abby, whom Jess thinks may have a secret of her own. Then there’s the budding attraction to her fellow intern, the mysterious “M,” who never seems to be in the same place as Abby. But what starts as a fun way to spite her superhero parents takes a sudden and dangerous turn when she uncovers a plot larger than heroes and villains altogether.
Price: $16.99 US print / $6.99 multi-format eBook
Length: 296 pages/ 75,870 words
ISBN: 978-1-945053-03-0 print / 978-1-945053-04-7 eBook
Details: Trade paperback, 5.25"x8"
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About the Author
C.B. Lee is a bisexual writer, rock climber, and hiking enthusiast from Southern California. A first-generation Asian American, she is passionate about working in communities of color and empowering youth to be inspired to write characters and stories of their own. Lee’s debut novel Seven Tears at High Tide was published by Duet Books in 2015 and named a finalist in the Bisexual Books Awards. Get to know C.B. at cb-lee.com, on Twitter @author_cblee, and on Facebook at facebook.com/authorcblee.
Cover art and design by C.B. Messer
