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jennymock's review against another edition
5.0
This is sure to please lower elementary students who love superhero stories and/or stories about fitting in at school. Can't wait to add it to the library collection and see how well it launches. I can seeing it drawing more girls in at first, but I think a good book talk will intrigue the boys as well.
kelleemoye's review against another edition
3.0
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=12210
What a fun new early chapter book! I am so happy to see that group of books expanding to include so many diverse types of stories, diverse genres, and diverse characters. Ellie Ultra is just one of a few early readers with POC as protagonists that I’ve read recently (Juana & Medina and Bea Garcia are the others). And, especially right now, it is so important to have a diverse selection of characters for readers to relate to! Ellie is also different because it is sci-fi! It is a wonderful intro to the world of superheroes mixed with the widely understood topic of starting new things. This, and its sequels!, are going to be a book that many young readers are going to enjoy!
What a fun new early chapter book! I am so happy to see that group of books expanding to include so many diverse types of stories, diverse genres, and diverse characters. Ellie Ultra is just one of a few early readers with POC as protagonists that I’ve read recently (Juana & Medina and Bea Garcia are the others). And, especially right now, it is so important to have a diverse selection of characters for readers to relate to! Ellie is also different because it is sci-fi! It is a wonderful intro to the world of superheroes mixed with the widely understood topic of starting new things. This, and its sequels!, are going to be a book that many young readers are going to enjoy!
pifferdiff's review against another edition
4.0
Love a little girl of color and a super hero story! We were especially amused by the very creative baddies. Will definitely read the rest.
speterson47's review against another edition
4.0
Ellie is an ultra relatable character, even though she is a superhero. She can fly, read minds, has x-ray vision and more! Her superpowers make her extra special, but all she wants is to fit in with her new classmates after being homeschooled. I imagine the rest of this series will take Ellie on journeys that will engage and entertain the reader, while still helping them learn great lessons about life.
fernandie's review against another edition
3.0
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
jennybeastie's review against another edition
4.0
The illustrations are sweet, the message is sweet, Ellie is a sweet superhero -- it's all very sweet. I'm not the intended audience (being quite advanced in years). I think the intended audience will love this series just as much if not more than the dreaded Rainbow Fairies. Which is to say it is a perfectly delightful book in an age range that needs more diversity, and that thrives on gentle school dramas and repetition in order to support learning to read. I heartily endorse this book, even as I hope I never have to read one again. That's exactly how I feel about the Rainbow Fairies, too.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
A cute story starring Ellie Ultra, a little girl of color (!) that has trouble fitting in. Who can't relate to that? (Aside - I considered naming my daughter Ellie - my grandmother's name is Eleanor and Ellie would be a cute way to shorten it.)
This would be a great book for the young superhero-loving kid in your life. I‰ЫЄm thinking it‰ЫЄs about a first to second grade read?
(Also, I wish I had an Ultra Flavor Booster. It makes broccoli taste like chocolate cake.)
Thanks to NetGalley and Capstone for a copy in return for an honest review.
This would be a great book for the young superhero-loving kid in your life. I‰ЫЄm thinking it‰ЫЄs about a first to second grade read?
(Also, I wish I had an Ultra Flavor Booster. It makes broccoli taste like chocolate cake.)
Thanks to NetGalley and Capstone for a copy in return for an honest review.
glassesgirl79's review against another edition
4.0
A quick, empowering story for any child worried about fitting in with others. Ellie Ultra has been homeschooled by her parents until the second grade and is excited to be finally attending Winkopolis Elementary School with ordinary kids.
Ellie wants to make a good impression on her first day of school and wears her favorite outfit and a cape. Upon arriving at school, Ellie is shocked to find that she is the only kid at school with superpowers. Ellie attempts to make friends but drives her classmates away by using her superpowers to excel in math and sports. After her first day of class, Ellie decides she has to hide her superpowers in order to have her classmates like her.
When Ellie comes home from school, she finds her genius scientists parents working on their latest project, the ultra remote, and Ellie sees the remote as the perfect tool to help her go from extraordinary to ordinary. Although the remote helps her appear ordinary and gets her friends, Ellie begins to not like herself because she has to diminish parts of herself to make others happy.
In the end, a situation occurs which forces Ellie to use her superpowers at school. Ellie uses her superpowers to save her class (and the world) but is ashamed and is certain she has lost the new friend she made in class. Unbeknownst to her, after she save her class then ran away, her teacher and classmates are very appreciative to her and accept regardless of whether or not she has superpowers.
This was a cute book and I like the underlying message that you shouldn’t change who you are to be accepted by others. Ellie shows that it is possible to strike a balance between being a superhero as well as a great classmate and friend.
Ellie wants to make a good impression on her first day of school and wears her favorite outfit and a cape. Upon arriving at school, Ellie is shocked to find that she is the only kid at school with superpowers. Ellie attempts to make friends but drives her classmates away by using her superpowers to excel in math and sports. After her first day of class, Ellie decides she has to hide her superpowers in order to have her classmates like her.
When Ellie comes home from school, she finds her genius scientists parents working on their latest project, the ultra remote, and Ellie sees the remote as the perfect tool to help her go from extraordinary to ordinary. Although the remote helps her appear ordinary and gets her friends, Ellie begins to not like herself because she has to diminish parts of herself to make others happy.
In the end, a situation occurs which forces Ellie to use her superpowers at school. Ellie uses her superpowers to save her class (and the world) but is ashamed and is certain she has lost the new friend she made in class. Unbeknownst to her, after she save her class then ran away, her teacher and classmates are very appreciative to her and accept regardless of whether or not she has superpowers.
This was a cute book and I like the underlying message that you shouldn’t change who you are to be accepted by others. Ellie shows that it is possible to strike a balance between being a superhero as well as a great classmate and friend.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
Ellie Ultra, Museum Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Museum Archives, and Dear Molly, Dear Olive: Molly Meets Trouble are all 125 pages or less, short chapter books aimed at third to fifth grade readers, all published by divisions of Capstone. Ellie Ultra is the first in a series of short chapter books about a third-grade girl who has super powers, but finds she has to suppress them in order to fit into an ordinary school. In The Case of the Missing Museum Archives, Amal and her friends must try to find the missing plans for a prototype of a failed flying machine before Amal's father is blamed for the loss. Molly Meets Trouble is the story of Molly who just can't seem to get along with someone at school. It really makes Molly miss her friend Olive. All three stories feature diverse characters.
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