Book Review: Batgirl at Super Hero High

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers from Listening Library

Published: Jan 3, 2017

Blurb: Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™— the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Batgirl has always hidden in the shadows—but does she have what it takes to stand in the spotlight at Super Hero High? Barbara Gordon has always been an off-the-charts, just-forget-about-the-test super-genius and tech whiz, and then she gets the offer of a lifetime when Supergirl recognizes that Barbara’s talents make her an ideal candidate for Super Hero High. Donning the cape and cowl, Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl, ready to train at the most elite school on the planet, next to some of the most powerful teenagers in the galaxy. She’s always had the heart of a hero . . . but now she’ll have to prove that she can be one. Good thing she loves a challenge!

The publisher actually sent me the audio book for this one. I didn't realize that when I accepted it, so it was totally different from what I was used to. It was fun though. I had it playing in the kitchen anytime I was cleaning or cooking and within a few minutes of starting it my 11 year old son would wonder in pretending to get food or want to talk to me. Only, his talking was silent because he was listening to the story. I finally told him, "You may stay and listen." He smiled and sat on the bar and listened. After that, anytime it was on I found him sitting at the bar. I loved it. Needless to say, he and I were both big fans. I loved that they brought in so many super heroes into a unique story. I mean, really, how many more super hero stories can they make? Well, apparently, a lot! LOL! My son and I were both absorbed into this story from the first moment it started playing. There were arguments on if we should continue playing it through dinner or not. Yes, it was that good. The writing was great, the voice actor did fabulous, and the story line was fun and moved perfectly for a middle school level book.

My son and I give this book FIVE STARS! *****

I received this audio book in exchange for an honest review.

Lisa Yee's been a TV writer/producer, written labels for bean cans, and penned a speech for a president of the United States. Her books include BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY) and BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) and YA novel, ABSOLUTELY MAYBE. All are published by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic. Other novels include the MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS, SO TOTALLY EMILY EBERS and STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG-TIME. Plus the American Girl books, GOOD LUCK, IVY, ALOHA KANANI and GOOD JOB, KANANI. WARP SPEED, the Stanford Wong spin-off about a Star Trek geek who gets beat up everyday, is her latest middle grade novel, and her most recent book is a YA called THE KIDNEY HYPOTHETICAL OR HOW TO RUIN YOUR LIFE IN SEVEN DAYS. She penned the Lea Clark, American Girl 2016 Girl of the Year books, and the new DC Comics Super Hero Girls middle grade novel series including WONDER WOMAN AT SUPER HERO HIGH, AND SUPERGIRL AT SUPER HERO HIGH. Lisa has been named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start, Thurber House Children's Writer-in-Resident, USA TODAY Critics Pick, and more. Check out her website at www.lisayee.com.

Mae Margaret Whitman (the narrator) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), she had other supporting roles in films such as One Fine Day (1996), as the President's daughter in Independence Day (1996), and in Hope Floats (1998). Whitman ventured into television with her notable roles as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development (2004–2006) and as Amber Holt on the NBC drama Parenthood (2010–2015). She also had supporting roles in the films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). Whitman made her film leading role debut in The Duff (2015).

Whitman has also voiced Katara in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, Little Suzy in Johnny Bravo, Rose/Huntsgirl in American Dragon: Jake Long, April O'Neil in the 2012 generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tinker Bell in the Tinker Bell movies, and Yuffie Kisaragi in the video game Kingdom Hearts.

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