Name: Super Powereds
ISBN: 9780986396854

Drew Hayes

The final year at Lander has finally arrived for the Melbrook students and their peers, and with it comes a whole new set of challenges. Still reeling from the events of their junior year, the remaining students will have to push past their pain - and so much more - if they hope to be one of the ten to claim the title of Hero upon graduation. Constant tests and trials await the senior students. Beyond simulated missions and classes, they'll also have to buckle down to learn about agents, prospective teams, internships, and other seemingly endless elements of being a Hero. For some, however, the classroom is only one aspect of the trouble that lies ahead. Long-buried secrets have been unearthed; old mysteries are finally unraveling; and what lies at the center of it all has the potential to rock the realm of Heroes to its very foundation.

Year 4

Super Powereds

Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a small number of specialty classes to a very select few. Lander is home to the Hero Certification Program, a curriculum designed to develop student with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes. Five of this year's freshmen are extra special. They have a secret aside from their abilities, one that they must guard from even their classmates. Because for every one person in the world with abilities they can control, there are three who lack such skill. These lesser super beings, Powereds as they are called, have always been treated as burdens and second class citizens. Though there has been ample research in the area, no one has ever succeeded in turning a Powered into a regular human, let alone a Super. That is, until now...

Year 1

Allie Herrington

Librarian: I would love to have this one on the shelves of any library that I'm doing collection development for. Unfortunately, physical copies of the books in this series are a bit too expensive to justify the amount that they'll circulate. Still if you have extra money, pick up the series, it's one of the most fun Superhero themed book series on the market. 
Reader: I love this series. It's one of my all time favorites, and I've read each book at least 3 times. It is my ultimate "They Should Make this Into a TV Show" series (not a movie, it's way too long for that, but it would be an awesome show). The first book is a great start to the story, setting up a fairly detailed world, and providing enough of a hook to get you wanting to read the next book.
Reading Challenge: 2019 PopSugar - A Reread of a Favorite Book

Junior year has come for the remaining students of Melbrook Hall, and it promises to be the most difficult one yet. With one of their own gone and another under serious investigation, none of the former Powereds knows how many days remain for them in the Hero Certification Program. The time they do have will be filled with more trials and classes, honing their skills as they work toward the increasingly difficult goal of becoming Heroes. Ample new challenges await them, and not all of them can be met on the safety of Lander's campus. Fallout from last year's final exam has stirred the interest of many parties, not all of them friendly. With enemies pressing in from all directions, it's going to take new alliances, dedication, and countless hours of training if they want to last another year.

Year 3

Librarian: See my review of book 1 for my thoughts on this series in libraries.
Reader: I always forget how incredible long this one is. Then I do a reread and I remember. Still, as long as it is its super enjoyable. About my only complaint is the attempts to force readers to sympathize with Ralph Chapman. Honestly, it kind of feels like what I imagine it would have been like if JK Rowling had tried to do the same with Umbridge. It's like, no, just no. Having a tragic past does not excuse you from being a dick. I feel no sympathy what so ever. And the idea that because Mary and Vince feel sympathetic, we're supposed to as well? That's just bad logic. Those two characters are written as having sympathy for basically everyone. Mary because of her powers, and Vince because he's supposed to be the kind hearted boy scout. But yeah, Other than that I enjoy the book.
Reading Challenge: 52 Weeks - Week 3: A Book You've Read Before

Super Powereds Year 4

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