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Nemesis 01 Dreadnought

by April Daniels
Nemesis 01 Dreadnought

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ISBN13: 9781682300688
ISBN10: 1682300684
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If you are trying to break out of the typical cishet male superhero story, this is the book for you! Danny Tozer becomes Dreadnought on one fateful trip to the mall, taking on the body she'd always wished she had. The plot is interesting, the characters relatable, and the subject matter is written about with serious oomph and grace. It is also important to note that Dreadnought is an Own Voices novel, which we need lift up and praise. Thank you, April Daniels, for your contribution to Young Adult Queer Lit. I look forward to Sovereign (Nemesis #2)! Recommended By Andy A., Powells.com

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An action-packed series-starter perfect for fans of The Heroine Complex and Not Your Sidekick.
Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world s greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she s transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny s body into what she s always thought it should be. Now there s no hiding that she s a girl.
It should be the happiest time of her life, but Danny s first weeks finally living in a body that fits her are more difficult and complicated than she could have imagined. Between her father s dangerous obsession with curing her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like he s entitled to date her, and her fellow superheroes arguing over her place in their ranks, Danny feels like she s in over her head.
She doesn t have time to adjust. Dreadnought s murderer a cyborg named Utopia still haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction. If Danny can t sort through the confusion of coming out, master her powers, and stop Utopia in time, humanity faces extinction."

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An action-packed series-starter perfect for fans of The Heroine Complex and Not Your Sidekick.
I didn t know how much I needed this brave, thrilling book until it rocked my world. Dreadnought is the superhero adventure we all need right now. Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky
Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world s greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she s transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny s body into what she s always thought it should be. Now there s no hiding that she s a girl.
It should be the happiest time of her life, but Danny s first weeks finally living in a body that fits her are more difficult and complicated than she could have imagined. Between her father s dangerous obsession with curing her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like he s entitled to date her, and her fellow superheroes arguing over her place in their ranks, Danny feels like she s in over her head.
She doesn t have time to adjust. Dreadnought s murderer a cyborg named Utopia still haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction. If Danny can t sort through the confusion of coming out, master her powers, and stop Utopia in time, humanity faces extinction."

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emmejo , July 06, 2017 (view all comments by emmejo)
Danny is trans and deep in the closet, trying to protect herself from her father's aggressive attempts to make her "man up." But while secretly painting her nails in a back alley, she gets caught in the crossfire of a superhero fight. When Dreadnought, one of the country's most famous heroes, passes away despite her first-aid, he passes his powers on to her. Now she looks like the girl she always wanted to be and has some pretty neat new talents, but being outed and forcibly-super-powered in the same day is a lot for a girl to deal with, and the new targets on her back could have devastating consequences for the city. This was a very fun, quick read, with some emotional complexity you might not expect from a superhero tale. There are not too many genre fiction stories featuring trans characters, so this book stands out in that respect immediately. The author spends a lot of time with Danny in her head, as she is quite isolated, so the reader gets an in-depth look at how she is feeling and attempting to handle the situations that she encounters. We end up knowing a lot about her, and I could see it being very encouraging to trans teens to read about those experiences in a superhero tale rather than the too-typical "issue book" where we are just supposed to feel sorry for a character who seems created to be miserable. It's a YA tale, and sometimes that feels a little too obvious. The intensity of school and family drama could be a little much for me, and most of the characters aren't particularly unique. We've seen a version of most of these folks before, and the heroes in particular sometimes feel too close to some well-known comic characters, leading to a little bit of a fanfic feel. The plot sometimes wobbled and got a little bogged down, but always got back on track before long.

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ISBN:
9781682300688
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
01/24/2017
Publisher:
Diversion Publishing
Series info:
Nemesis
Pages:
280
Height:
.70IN
Width:
5.50IN
Series Number:
1
Age Range:
12 to 18
Grade Range:
7 to 13
Author:
April Daniels

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