rebecca_petruck 's review for:

Fallout by Gwenda Bond

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Bond's teen Lois Lane is brilliant. Smart, generous, empathetic--and so like her stubborn dad she'd growl at me for saying so. :) FALLOUT is fast and engaging with all sorts of fun Easter eggs for Superman fans. I particularly appreciate that Lane isn't afraid to be vulnerable (eventually) or ask for help or stand up for herself (sometimes harder to do than stand up for others). All the characters feel very human, with complications and good intentions and hurtful actions--like people we could meet IRL. (Except maybe the slimy principal, but sadly that's probably me being naive.) I'd say FALLOUT is more than straightforward adventure, it's a model for teen girls everywhere.