Who wants to be a superhero? Hope did but she grew out of it, which made her
superhuman breakthrough in the Ashland Bombing, just before starting her freshman year
at the University of Chicago, more than a little ironic.

And now she has some decisions to make. Given the code-name "Astra" and invited
to join the Sentinels, Chicago's premier super-team, will she take up the cape and mask
and become a career superhero? Or will she get a handle on her new powers
(super-strength has some serious drawbacks) and then get on with her life-plan?

In a world where superheroes join unions and have agents, and the strongest and
most photogenic ones become literal supercelebrities, the temptation to become a
cape is strong. But the price can be high -- especially if you're "outed" and lose the
shield of your secret identity. Becoming a sidekick puts the decision off for awhile, but
Hope's life is further complicated when The Teatime Anarchist, the supervillain responsible
for the Ashland Bombing, takes an interest in her. Apparently as Astra, Hope is supposed to
save the world.

Or at least a significant part of it.
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The Wearing the Cape series is the gold standard that all other
superhero novels should aspire to.
(Hero Sandwich)

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• Publication Date: April 2, 2011
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• Print Length: 310 Pages
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