Heat Wave (The Extraordinaries, 3)

About the Author\nTJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important―now more than ever―to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.\nHeat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and “uproariously funny” (Sophie Gonzales) Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!\nNick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City.\nAn unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home, upturning his life, his family, and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune.\nPraise for The Extraordinaries
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A Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!\n“Half a love-letter to fandom, half self-aware satire, and wholly lovable. I haven't read anything quite like this before!” ―Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated\n“The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading it.” ―Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 9 Up-While the end of Flash Fire dropped readers off a cliff, the beginning of the finale of this trilogy is slow to start. The summer before Nick's senior year is more than college applications and boyfriend drama-he's also training to be a vigilante superhero and master his telekinesis. Many readers will look at the first third of this book and wonder if they're remembering book two correctly-there is a reason for this confusion, and it leads to a satisfying conclusion. Still, those unknown elements leave the novel slightly off-kilter until it picks up about halfway through. Nick and his boyfriend have healthy conversations about their relationship throughout, modeling open communication and boundaries. The main couple is white, with racial diversity in the supporting cast. VERDICT Worth having for libraries that own the rest of the series.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.