Bug Girl Fury on the Dance Floor

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 27, 2018

Review

This is the second book about Amanda aka Bug Girl and Emily her superhero partner. Emily still has not figured out what her power name should be and it makes her insecure. Amanda had thought that the girls seemed to bond over the summer but now that middle school has resumed, Amanda feels ignored and snubbed by Emily. What is worse, the new girl Geri has become the new school bully. As their supermoms go on retreat, the two girls and newly named sidekick Vincent are left to figure out a cryptid mystery in the town's sludge filled lake, the bad cooking in the school cafeteria and why some of their classmates start missing school. An extreme amount of energy is focused on what the characters outfits and Emily s inability to be real friends with Bug Girl. Each chapter starts with a fun bug fact and Syed's comic-style illustrations are scattered throughout. Although the characters are in middle school and the vocabulary is challenging, the book packaging reads for a younger audience. Bugs, girl power and superheroes, unite!

Overall Book Score: good