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By Thomas Krajewski, Gretel Lusky (Illustrator)

A girl discovers magical paints, becoming a superhero pursued by the government.

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159 pages· 5,083 words· Est. 57 min read

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Thirteen-year-old Ashley Rayburn's life changes when she discovers magical body paints that transform her into a superhero. As she navigates newfound powers, a government agency hunts her down, threatening her new family. Can Ashley protect her loved ones and embrace her destiny? Dive into a world where creativity meets heroism, and every choice could alter her future. Will Ashley's past define her, or will she paint a new path forward?

From the publisher

Artistry and super-heroics collide ain this new superhero story! Thirteen-year-old Ashley Rayburn is an upbeat girl with a decidedly downbeat past. With a father in prison, Ashley has bounced from foster home to foster home and represents a real challenge to the social workers who try to help her–not because she’s inherently bad, but because trouble always seems to find her. Things start looking up for Ashley when she finds new, loving parents, a best friend, and an outlet for her creative skills. But her life quickly gets more complicated when she also finds a suitcase full of specially enhanced body paints, changing her from artist to the world’s newest superhero. It’s the greatest thing to happen in her life so far, until Ashley finds herself pursued by a government agency that wants those paints back! Now she has to make hard choices to protect her new parents and learn what it truly means to be a family. From writers Jennifer Muro (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny) and Thomas Krajewski (Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck) and artist Gretel Lusky comes a brand-new superhero for the DC Universe in a story that is alternately fun, dramatic, emotional, and uplifting.

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