Quiet Zinnia joins the group largely because her adventurous late brother, over whom she is grieving, would have loved it. Sixth grader Zinnia and her young aunt join the Reality Shifters, a league of Real-Life Superheroes who aim to “help the helpless bring hope to the hopeless” through such missions as delivering blankets and water to people experiencing homelessness, while raising awareness with their conspicuous costumes. But when her teammates lose sight of their goals, Zinnia must find the balance between bravery and recklessness, and learn to be a hero without her cape.Author’s note. Zinnia finally has friends and is on the kind of real-life adventures her little brother, Wally, would have loved. And a change is just what Zinnia is looking for!Īt first, she feels invincible. The Reality Shifters don’t have superpowers, but they do have the power to make positive change in their neighborhoods. Soon Zinnia finds herself in a secret club for kids who want to be heroes. He’s wearing a black eye mask! And Spandex leggings. Then she spots her new neighbor, Kris, climbing down the fire escape of their apartment building. From author of the commercial hit Maybe A Mermaid comes a middle-grade adventure about heroics in the face of grief.Įven though her family moved across the country for a “fresh start” after her little brother’s death, eleven-year-old Zinnia still feels like she’s stuck waiting for her new life to begin.
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