Bug Girl: Fury on the Dance Floor

Description

After discovering her bug powers and saving the town of Oyster Cove, Amanda "Bug Girl" Price and her ex-best friend Emily have spent the entire summer together in superhero training. But when the first day of seventh grade arrives, nothing has changed on the social front. Emily is as obsessed with popularity as ever, ignoring Amanda in favor of new-girl Geri, whose favorite activity is making fun of Amanda. When Geri reveals herself as the true villain bent on Oyster Cove's destruction at the school dance, Emily taps into her fury to help Bug Girl save the day. Filled with illustrations and sidebars featuring real bug facts, this funny and action-packed superhero story will appeal to both boys and girls.

Benjamin Harper was born and raised in Florida where he spent his time obsessing over insects, dinosaurs, space travel, and kaiju attacks. He went to Warren Wilson College and has been working in children's publishing ever since as both an editor and author. Currently, he lives in Los Angeles, California. Sarah Hines Stephens has been a children's book reader, editor, seller, buyer, author, copy-editor, ghostwriter, and speaker for many years - and she is still most of those things. She makes her home in Oakland, California, with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. Anoosha Syed is an illustrator and concept artist for animation. She graduated from Ceruleum; Ecole d'arts Visuels and is currently living in Toronto.

"Fans of Bug Girl will definitely want to fasten their mandibles on this arch sequel." --Booklist "This entomological adventure celebrates teamwork and girl power." --Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR BUG GIRL: "Bearing all the campy hallmarks and high drama of a classic superhero romp, this entertaining ... tale also features interesting entomological tidbits throughout." -- Kirkus Reviews "The villain is dastardly, the heroes are staunch, and the costumes are impressive, making this high-quality standard superhero fare with the added bonus of some poignant details of how even the closest friendships may fade amid the social pressures of middle school." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Tucks both middle-school fashion advice and insect facts into a tale that scuttles along to a wildly destructive climactic battle." -- Booklist