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Never Fear, Meena's Here! (The Meena Zee Books)
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Product Description Meena discovers the secret to being a good friend and big sister in this superpower-filled sequel to Meena Meets Her Match that’s perfect “for Junie B. graduates” (Kirkus Reviews). Meena’s life is more colorful than ever. When she finds a mysterious ring that seems to give her powers, Meena sets out to prove that she’s a superhero. The trouble is, her best friends might not believe her, Meena’s little sister wants to be more than just a sidekick, and worst of all, an incident at school makes everyone think Meena is the one who needs to be saved. But even heroes need help from their friends sometimes. If Meena can figure that out, she might just discover her true powers…and theirs! Review "If Harriet M. Welsch had a literary little sister, it would be offbeat Meena. Meena's escapades will rescue readers from boredom." -- Kirkus Reviews About the Author At Meena’s age, Karla Manternach was a smudgy kid in tube socks. She once stopped an entire parade by running in front of a fire truck for candy. Karla liked every subject in school but always loved writing best of all. Today, she is a freelance writer who creates books for young readers. Karla lives with her family in small-town Wisconsin. Her favorite color is orange. Mina Price is an American illustrator and designer. She has a particular affinity for character design and lifestyle illustration, or basically any project that allows her to draw interesting people in cool outfits. She enjoys finding ways to seamlessly marry traditional and digital art, going from scanner to Photoshop to printer to paint and back again. Mina graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in illustration. Now she is a freelance illustrator and designer who does everything from editorial to publishing work and all that’s in between. When she is not drawing, Mina can frequently be found baking things with lots of sugar or getting way too emotional over a good book. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 1 I wave my hands in the air. “Save me!” Sofía is yelling too. We’re sitting on scooters in the middle of the gym, crammed together with the whole class on a crumbling island. The rest of the floor is a lake of fire. Pedro runs toward us from one wall, Lin from the other. They can each only save one person as the island breaks apart beneath us! We all press closer to the painted line and reach out as Pedro and Lin skid to a stop. Pedro grabs Eli’s hand. Lin grabs Sofía’s. Excitement surges through me as Lin pulls Sofía toward her and then pushes her to safety. As soon as they tag the padded wall, Sofía jumps off her scooter, and they both sprint back toward us. Behind me, Pedro and Eli run back for two more boys. “Come on! Come on!” everyone shouts. As soon as Sofía saves me, I can help the girls win! I wheel myself right up to the line. Sneakers smack against the gym floor and squeak to a stop right in front of us. I strain my hand toward Sofía. She reaches through the tangle of arms— —and saves Nora! “No,” I cry. “Pick me!” But she’s turning away, black hair flying as she pushes Nora toward the wall. I want to kick my heels and scoot after them, over the fiery lake and onto the shore. Time is almost up! My stomach clenches as both teams tag the wall and leave their scooters behind. Now four kids are running from each side. The boys get here first, grab hold of their teammates, and drag them out of the circle. The girls reach us. “Sofía, please,” I shout, stretching my hand as far as it will go. She locks eyes with me, grabs my hand, and pulls me out. Yes! I grip the handles and lift my feet up off the floor. “Hurry,” I yell. “Hurry!” Sofía spins me around and starts pushing. I’m flying over the lake now, her hands pressing against my back, my hair whipping around me. We’re closing the gap. We’re nearly to shore. We’re going to make it! Tweet! Mrs. D blares her whistle, and the boys erupt into cheers. Sofía lets go of my shoulders, and
