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A review by bickie
Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
Nubia and her two best friends are in high school (feels like 11th grade). Despite trying to keep her super-human strength and speed a secret so that she doesn't have to move for the 6+th time, Nubia can't sit by and let others be hurt. When Wayland, a senior white entitled guy won't take "no" for an answer from Nubia's Black friend, he resorts to drastic measures, and Nubia has to decide whether she's ready to own her superhero identity. Includes good models of boundary-setting and discussion about being a bystander v. upstander (not using those terms).
CW: Teenage drinking, some profanity and vulgar language including use of "c*ckblock" a few times.
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including inciting violence at a peaceful BLM protest and showing up to school with a gun intending to kill her,CW: Teenage drinking, some profanity and vulgar language including use of "c*ckblock" a few times.