
Written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale · Illustrated by Vitale Mangiatordi
Book #1 in the The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series
A teen with squirrel powers faces a villain. Can she balance hero life and high school?
Doreen Green, a teen with squirrel powers, moves to New Jersey, struggling to fit in and hide her tail. After using her abilities to thwart local troublemakers, she embraces her role as Squirrel Girl. But when a real Super Villain emerges, Doreen must juggle high school life and her new superhero identity. Can she handle the pressure, or will she go nuts?
WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS!Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from sunny California to the suburbs of New Jersey. She must start at a new school, make new friends, and continue to hide her tail. Yep, Doreen has the powers of . . . a squirrel! After failing at several attempts to find her new BFF, Doreen feels lonely and trapped, liked a caged animal. Then one day Doreen uses her extraordinary powers to stop a group of troublemakers from causing mischief in the neighborhood, and her whole life changes. Everyone at school is talking about it! Doreen contemplates becoming a full-fledged Super Hero. And thus, Squirrel Girl is born! She saves cats from trees, keeps the sidewalks clean, and dissuades vandalism. All is well until a real-life Super Villain steps out of the shadows and declares Squirrel Girl his archenemy. Can Doreen balance being a teenager and a Super Hero? Or will she go . . . NUTS?
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