Supa Nova - by Chanté Timothy (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A Booklist Top 10 Debut Graphic Novel for Youth 2025

Winner of Good Housekeeping's 2025 Best Kids' Book Awards

Venture into Nova's secret underground lab--and witness a gum monster come to life! A full-color, action-packed graphic novel about a young Black girl with a love for science and enough determination and confidence to fix the world.

Nova is horrified when she learns about the world's plastic problem and the trash islands floating in the ocean. Good thing she has a super-secret lab in her basement. No problem is too big for SUPA NOVA or for SCIENCE! But things go spectacularly awry when she creates a plastic-eating monster who won't stop eating and GROWING! Will Supa Nova be able to save the day--and the planet?

About the Author

Chanté Timothy is a writer and illustrator with a love of science. As a child she shared this interest with her mom, but she never really saw science as a subject for women to be leaders in--let alone a Black woman. She hopesthe Supa Nova series will change that as well as inspire all children to get into STEM. Chante lives in London, England.