SuitabookThe coming storm
Alex Flynn
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check in about how Sarah’s outsider status and her mother’s role are coming across. If those threads prompt questions, pause and talk before continuing.
- Themes
- Belonging and exclusion: Sarah is labelled a “Misshape” and her powers are not enough for admission to the Hero Academy she wants to attend. The premise foregrounds exclusion, but does not establish whether the book criticises, accepts or complicates the school’s judgement.
- Family reputation: Sarah’s mother is described as a notorious supervillain and the archnemesis of the town’s favourite hero. The family connection is central to the premise, but its emotional meaning and the book’s stance towards it are unknown.
- Worth knowing
- Sarah is marked as an outcast, and her mother is identified as a notorious supervillain. Consider whether exclusion or conflict around a parent’s reputation is something your reader would want to discuss.