This fortnight we’re discussing “Not Your Sidekick” by C.B. Lee, the first book of the series "Sidekick Squad". The fourth book, "Not Your Hero" comes out at the end of August 2021.
TITLE: Not Your Sidekick
AUTHOR: C.B. Lee
PUBLISHER: Duet
YEAR: 2016
LENGTH: 304 pages
AGE: Young Adult
GENRE: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Superheroes
RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for ableist language (brief), vomit (brief), racism, kidnapping, violence, death (not depicted).
Topic 1: Schoolkids - Gaslighting. Begins at (1:35), CW for gaslighting, lying,
Topic 2: Abby - kidnapping. Begins at (12:40), CW for kidnapping.
Topic 3: Jess - Betrayal. Begins at (21:12), CW for brief discussion of racism.
Promo for CPOV RobCast; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (27:45).
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