Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?

Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 5, 2015

Review

This book was first published in 2014 in Great Britain by Orion Children's Books. It was published for the first time in the US by Candlewick in 2015. This is not part of a series, but it could be the start of one. Ms. Kessler is the author of the Emily Windsnap books.

Jessica believes that she is just a normal girl until one day in geography class as her mind starts to drift, she discovers that she is turning invisible. Her best friend, Izzy, watches it happen. The story has good voice right from the beginning,"It was during a Friday afternoon double geography class that I first discovered I had superhuman powers." She and Izzy become detectives to find out why. It seems it has something to do with her birth and the other two kids who were born on the same day. One is a friend, Tom, and one is the most popular girl in class, Heather. There is a "mad" scientist, a crazy "aunt", an evil scientist, and another boy who seems not connected at all. Each person gets a different supper power. The kids find out how everything works, and escapes the evil one, but no grownups know about the superpowers...

Reminds me of Harry Potter.

Overall Book Score: good