Super Normal - by Josh Denslow (Paperback)

About the Book

Their unique abilities have never, ever helped them before-can they make a difference now? 

Book Synopsis

As they grapple with unemployment, their mother's terminal illness, and their father's death, Beth, Taylor, and Denise find themselves back in their childhood home after years of being apart. When a precocious fourth-grader discovers Denise's superpower and then goes missing, it's up to these three floundering siblings to bring him home. Their unique abilities have never, ever helped them before-can they make a difference now? 

Review Quotes

"Whether they are linked by blood or circumstance, each of the absorbing, effortlessly charming characters in Super Normal share the same exuberant, inexhaustible desire for connection. Denslow's prose is empathetic and endlessly witty-this novel deftly explores grief, longing, and the actual magic of one unforgettable family."

-Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light

"Josh Denslow has done something remarkable here. Super Normal is a beautiful novel about what it takes to love and accept ourselves and each

other, written with real care and big-heartedness and attention to what makes us human."

- Matthew Salesses, author of The Sense of Wonder

"Josh Denslow does something brilliant in Super Normal, using the magic of superheroes not to render the world in some new and fantastical way, but to allow us to see how mysterious and beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking the bonds of family are, what we inherit, who we hold onto, how we keep running away from and back to the people who made us. With such a sharp wit and a sense of when to allow that humor to transform to address the heaviness of the story, Denslow has constructed a wonderful novel that you can't put down."

-Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here

"Denslow has not only masterfully layered multiple narratives to gradually converge into this epic super-moment, he's also captured the snappy dialogue and sharp humor that make comics and graphic novels so delightful to read. Denslow has accomplished a dynamic, heart-warming book about grief and family that will rekindle your faith in humanity. This is a super-memorable, super-entertaining, super-novel that is, despite its title, anything but super-normal."

- Kalani Pickhart, author of I Will Die in a Foreign Land

"Josh Denslow has written a novel that is one third superhero story, one third contemporary bildungsroman, and one third prickly rose bush. The characters alternate between scratching and drawing blood and budding and blossoming in each other's presence in a way that will be hard for readers to put down."

- Megan Giddings, author of The Women Could Fly