A rival gang of 'ninjas' vie against the heroes for neighborhood seniority, and the resolution is well done and appropriate. Instead, we have a storyline where friendships are strengthened (even tested), and crushes are explored a bit again as well. In Superheroes, Amelia and Rhonda still have issues, but their drama never overshadows the plot, made me twitch, or made me want to spend a weekend away from my own children in a hotel room. What mostly annoyed me about the first title was the overly annoying, past incessant bickering among the 'friends'. It made me tear up at the end." OK, how can I resist THAT? Trevor knows I am a softie, and will cry at heart-string pulling, non-eye-rolling commercials on the right day. Still, I didn't expect him to approach me, title in hand, and say "I think you might like this one. Trevor (10) liked the first one reasonably well, and I got at least five more of them transferred to our local library for *his* reading pleasure. I gave the first Amelia graphic novel 2 stars, and with that, I figured I was done with the Amelia books.
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