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1) Calamity
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
David prepares for a confrontation against the High Epic to help his friend, Prof, achieve redemption and embrace his destiny.
2) Archenemies
Author
Series
Renegades volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
As Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew face escalating crime in Gatlon City, covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also their feelings for each other.
Nova and Adrian fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory-- the Anarchists still have a secret weapon. And Nova's double life is getting more complicated:...
3) Steelheart
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
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Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It's The Shadow vs. the end of the world. Nothing more, nothing less. Doomsday is coming as an evil mastermind plots to destroy all of humankind. Not even The Shadow knows the enemy’s true identity. But the clock is ticking with people all over the world dropping dead each and every day. As The Shadow gathers a small band of allies, he knows this is one fight he cannot lose Because anything else means the end of all life."--
Author
Language
English
Description
Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. As a temp, she's just a cog in the machine. But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called 'hero' leaves her badly injured. So, of course, then she gets laid off. With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the...
6) Firefight
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"David and the Reckoners continue their fight against the Epics, humans with superhuman powers, except they may have met their match in Regalia, a High Epic who resides in Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan"--
7) Hero
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
While the Rockborn Gang tries to outmaneuver a new supervillain created by meteorite shrapnel, Malik investigates the Dark Watchers and the possibility that their reality is advanced, elaborate simulation.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lex Luther wants Superman out of the way, so he busts the Parasite out of jail and gets him to drain Superman's powers--and it is up to Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen to free him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Darkseid has kidnapped Jason Blood and plans to free the demon Etrigan who, because of Merlin's curse, shares Jason's body, and it is up to the members of the Justice League to confront the supervillain on the planet Apokolips and discover why he needs Etrigan.
13) Supernova
Author
Series
Renegades volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
"All's fair in love and anarchy... Supernova, the epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies, and their greatest fears come to life. Secrets, lies, and betrayals are revealed as anarchy once again threatens to reclaim Gatlon City."--provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Super-powerless Rafter is unable to resist his dream of reclaiming his family's superhero glory when he gets a dubious secret offer to fight with real superpowers.
15) Almost super
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Two brothers in a family of superheroes are forced to reexamine everything they knew about being super when the powers they receive are total duds and their enemy is revealed to be just like they are"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When school children start changing into zombies, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, and the rest of the Justice League leap into action. They soon discover that Starro the Conqueror is bent on world domination with the help of a cellphone app. Can the Justice League stop the alien starfish before it's too late? Or will Starro's sinister cyberspore lead to a worldwide zombie apocalypse?
19) Villain
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In a world where monsters do battle with superpowered humans, Dekka, Shade, Cruz, Malik, Armo, and a new mutant with unmatched powers must stop a failed stand-up comic who can now control anyone with the power of his voice.
The Perdido Beach dome is down, but the horrors within have spread. The alien virus-infested rock that created the FAYZ is creating monsters. Into the chaos comes a villain with the power to control anyone with just the sound...
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