Then there is Brain Drain, a brain and set of eyeballs floating in a glass jar atop a robot body. Koi Boi can communicate with sea creatures and is made for water. Chipmunk Hunk has the powers of a chipmunk and is ridiculously handsome. Now I had heard of Squirrel Girl but I had never heard of her eclectic group of friends, both super and otherwise, who join her in this tale. She’s also pretty smart and extremely cheerful and energetic, although that might just be the Doreen Green and not the squirrel. She has enhanced hearing and instincts like a squirrel too. In addition to super strength and speed, she’s almost invulnerable and has amazing balance and awareness of her body, and tail. Turns out those little critters have a lot of special powers hiding under their fluffy fur. Turns out she has the powers of a squirrel (surprise!) but don’t laugh. I have heard of Squirrel Girl before this book (she appears in my four-year-old’s lift-the-flap Marvel book) but didn’t really know anything about her. Some off-beat heroes in Squirrel Girl Universe Palmgren also includes some big scientific concepts but don’t let either of those deter you, there’s plenty of humor and soft-ball explanations to keep this book appealing to everyone. Squirrel Girl faces gigantic problems down with a wholesomeness not often seen in heroes. The titular heroine is joined by a whole pack of friends in a quirky adventure on the far side of the galaxy. What difference can one little squirrel (girl) make in the universe? Turns out it’s quite a big one in Squirrel Girl Universe by Tristan Palmgren.

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