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Secret Supers

What Happens When 'Differently-Abled' People Become 'Super-Abled'?

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Secret Supers

By: Andy Zach
Narrated by: Luke Castle
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Jeremy Gentle fell flat on his face at therapy. That was normal since he had cerebral palsy. But his new superpower wasn't normal. Then, things got weirder when his best friend Dan Elanga got a different superpower. But Dan was still blind.

Kayla Verdera and Aubrey Wilcosky, two girls in their middle-school special ed class, discovered they too had new superpowers. Kayla was mute and needed a walker. Aubrey lost two legs and used crutches. But they were as powerful as the boys. What should the four friends do?

Jeremy knew if the word got out, it'd be a media circus. Then, they started fighting crime as the Secret Supers. Who knew a disability could be a perfect disguise? No one would ever think of disabled kids as superheroes. But they ran into problems they never expected.

©2019 Jeffry J. Smith (P)2019 Jeffry J. Smith

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This is the first time for me with this genre.

If I have known I wouldn’t have requested reviewing this audiobook.
And my real surprise is that this genre got a big following and grownups which are so addictive to it that a five or 4 star rating is almost always guaranteed.
Andy Zach is truly a gifted author when it comes to this genre.
As a first timer it really took me by surprise so it took me a while to understand that even so that it sounds like a children’s book, it’s the moral which counts in the story.


Narration by Luke Castle is beautifully done for each of the characters in this creation.

If you are into comics then I do recommend !


Oded Ostfeld.

Comics in words.

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I want to say I enjoyed this book but I don't know if it was just the wrong narrator or if it was me, I just didn't enjoy it as much as I thought. I liked the idea of disabled children becoming super hero's and I didn't mind that it was aimed at a younger audience (sometimes they can be more fun) but it didn't work for me. No bullying from classmates or even villains to do battle with, both of which I was expecting. I liked that despite having there powers they still had the same daily problems and weren't cured. I know it is the start of a new series and needs to set the characters up as they learn to use there powers but it didn't ring true for me, why didn't at least one parent question a flying car? Or spending out money on a prosthetic leg for somebody they didn't even know? Why they needed costumes? If there powers were kept secret why were they needed? Okay with that out of the way there was some fun moments that will have me listening to the next book (especially as it is read by a different narrator) I liked how the group learnt to work together with there different skills and abilities , they did put those skills to use fading money to keep them together, finding a stolen car and rescuing a family from a fire.. The children were interesting and there disabilities made for an unusual twist to a super hero book.
When Jeremy's basement experiment goes wrong and he wakes up with the power to move things with his mind he immediately thinks about his fellow disabled classmates. Dan is blind but gains the power to read minds and see through other people's eyes, Kayla is mute and used a computer to take but gains the power of telepathy and Aubrey who has lost the use of her legs gains super strength. Can the four of them work together to help others? There first challenge is to raise enough money to keep themselves together at the same school when the school board threatens to send them to different schools. Will there new found abilities help ?
As I said I just didn't like the narrator for this book. He did give each character different sounding voices but the voices weren't right for the characters and were more annoying than anything. His normal speaking voice was fine it was just the character voices.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntary left this review.

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Jeremy has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair to get around. He is in a special education class with Dan, who is blind, Kayla, who was mute and used a walker, and Audrey, who lost her legs and uses crutches. One afternoon, when conducting experiments in his laboratory, Jeremy accidentally gives himself superpowers. Specifically, he gains the ability of telekinesis, which he can use to help himself walk, cause his wheelchair to travel at much higher speeds, and even fly. Not wanting to keep this discovery to himself, Jeremy tells his 3 friends about it and gives each of them superpowers as well. But now that they have superpowers, what should they do? Following the words of Uncle Ben of Spiderman, they decide they must use their powers for good, beginning by trying to solve a case of a stolen car, and keep their identities a secret, modeling their costumes on the Incredibles.

This book was a fun story that placed individuals with disabilities front and center in the story. While the superpowers allow them to do things they wouldn't have been able to do otherwise, it is what they choose to do with their powers that makes all the difference. Also, even with their superpowers, their initial disabilities aren't erased, which I think is important. I liked to development of the characters and how they interacted and supported each other; I only wish the book had been longer so I could have spent more time with them. I am glad that there's a sequel already published, and I look forward to reading/listening to it.

As for the audiobook edition of this book, the narrator, Luke Castle, did a fair job. Some of the voices he chose for a few characters I did not care for, but that comes down to personal preference more than anything else. His pacing was good, and the energy he put into the narration was evident. Despite disliking a few of the voices, I would still listen to the sequel given the opportunity.

A fun story with great protagonists!

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