Product Description
by Meredith Davis (Author), Billy Yong (Illustrator)
What happens when a seemingly average seventh grader discovers he has superpowers . . . and then realizes his life just got super complicated? Find out in this action-packed adventure perfect for young readers.
"A spectacular new superhero."--Kathi Appelt, Newbery honoree and National Book Award finalist As a baby, Noah Minor miraculously--and mysteriously--survived a fall from a sixteen-story balcony. But ever since then, Noah's life has been pretty boring. As he enters seventh grade, Noah is hoping to be less ordinary and more extraordinary, like his best friends, trumpet prodigy Rodney and the practically perfect Haley. So Noah's sure his star is on the rise when during a standard vision test, he learns he can manipulate gravity and is recruited to train with Gravitas, a top-secret government agency! Noah thinks his life will now be awesome, but instead, he has a whole new set of problems. The biggest one: His great-uncle Saul is on Gravitas's most-wanted list . . . but might also be the only person who can help Noah reach his full potential.Author Biography
Meredith Davis is a wife, mother, and grandmother living in Austin, Texas. She is the founder of the Austin chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators, and holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her first book, Her Own Two Feet, which she co-authored with Rebeka Uwitonze, earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly, was a Junior Library Guild selection, a nominee for the NAACP Image Award, and World magazine's Children's Book of the Year for nonfiction.
Billy Yong is an illustrator and character designer. Since starting out he has drawn storyboards, done visual development, and even voice acted for animation, games, and children's books. Outside of his professional doodlings, he can be found in a cafe, drawing or painting in his sketchbook, developing his personal projects, or teaching Japanese swordsmanship in the dojo. Billy currently lives in sunny Singapore.
