Middle Grade Sci-Fi Series from Matthew S. Cox

Series: The Adventures of Übergirl
Genre: Middle grade (Ages 8 and up), sci-fi

Nine-year-old Kelly Donovan loved reading superhero comics and living in a world of imagination, but never in her wildest imagination did she expect to become a legit superhero.

An advanced society of aliens riddles the surface of the Earth with giant crystals, claiming that the planet’s magnetic field is close to collapse, an event that would eradicate all life. The benevolent protectors have technology to safeguard the planet for the next few million years, but the crystals have an unintended effect: many humans and even animals develop strange abilities.

Near ground zero of a crystal drop, Kelly absorbs an incredible amount of power for such a small girl. For her, becoming Übergirl is a dream come true… until she learns that being a hero isn’t always fun and games.

Sometimes it’s hard.

Sometimes, it’s even painful.

Reader's Favorite Gold medal winner in the 2020 Reader's Favorite awards contest

Book One: My Dad is a Mad Scientist

Saving the world isn’t easy. It’s even harder when you’re only nine.

Kelly Donovan used to be a nobody. Well, a smart nobody. Skipping ahead a year in school made her the smallest kid in fifth grade and a target for bullies in search of an easy mark. She tried to follow her father’s advice and ignore them, but it didn’t do any good. Escaping into her favorite comic books at least helped her through the day. Who needs friends anyway?
Sometimes, dreams find a way to come true, even if nobody asked them to.

Aliens bombard the Earth with gigantic glowing red crystals to restore its failing magnetic field. Soon after the seemingly benevolent invasion, Kelly discovers her wildest, happiest fantasy come to life: she has superpowers, along with roughly two percent of the population. Her strong good nature leads her to adopt the heroic persona of Übergirl. However, she has one major problem…

Her dad’s turning into a mad scientist.

It’s difficult to be a hero, especially when your father’s a bad guy.

Reviews for the series:

“Comedic and crazy, but with a lot of heart, the work of author Matthew Cox is sure to tickle the funny bone and warm your heart at the same time. I really enjoyed the presentation of Kelly as an outsider type, but someone who is still kind and friendly despite her introversion. This is definitely a book that can be enjoyed by adults and children together, and one which subverts many conventions of comic book and superhero plots in fresh and entertaining ways. Overall, My Dad is a Mad Scientist is a highly recommended read for ages eight and above.” - K.C. Finn, Reader's Favorite

“Author Matthew Cox has crafted a fun superhero story for readers of all ages.”

“It's a fun story with surprises, humor, and childhood angst.

Matthew S. Cox has a unique way of putting you directly into the mind of his main characters, in the exact scene, and feeling their emotions in high definition. He's got the detail of Tolkien, but with more drama and without the extra fluff.

The descriptions can get pretty intense in his adult cyberpunk novels, but the drama here is just right for a middle-grade book. It keeps the reader's attention from scene to scene, while not overly scaring kids that age (8-12).”

Author Bio: Originally from South Amboy NJ, Matthew has been creating science fiction and fantasy worlds for most of his reasoning life. It took a while, but he eventually decided to take writing seriously. His first published novel, Division Zero, released in 2014.

His books span adult, young-adult, and middle-grade fiction in multiple genres, predominantly science fiction, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, and fantasy.
 
Matthew is an avid gamer, a recovered WoW addict, developer of various homebrew tabletop RPG systems, and a fan of anime, British humour, and intellectual science fiction that questions the nature of humanity, reality, life, and what might happen after it.

He is also fond of cats, presently living with two: Loki and Dorian.

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Website: http://www.matthewcoxbooks.com/wordpress/
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Twitter: @mscox_fiction
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Awards:
Prophet of the Badlands (excerpt) – Honorable Mention – Writers of the Future
Evergreen – 2019 Reader’s Choice awards honorable mention (YA Action)
The Cursed Crown – 2019 Reader’s Choice awards honorable mention (LGBT)
My Dad is a Mad Scientist – Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal (Children’s lit 2020)
The Girl Who Found the Sun – Reader’s Favorite Silver Medal (Dystopian 2020)
 
 Book 2: Aliens Ate my Homework
Book 3: The End of All Halloweens
Book 4: Dr. Infinity and the Soul Smasher

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