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It's hard to fight the supernatural when you're naturally "un-super." This chilling middle grade is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark...even if they don't have any special powers. Charlie Greer is nothing special—at least not compared to her adopted siblings. Her younger sister is a ghost. Her brother Mateo is a werewolf. Gideon is the product of seriously sketchy experiments that gave him telekinetic powers. Even her parents work for the Division of Extranormal Investigations tracking down all things supernatural, alien, and otherwise unusual. Charlie's mom says her superpower is maturity—which doesn't really count. But what Charlie lacks in powers she makes up for by keeping the household running. Now, with her parents off on their first vacation in years, it’s up to her to take care of her siblings and make sure nothing disrupts the trip. But then the new neighbors arrive. The Weavers are a nice, normal couple. Too nice and too normal. And for some reason, they don't seem to want Charlie to see inside their house. She’s certain they’re hiding something. Charlie has to uncover what's going on with the Weavers and stop their plans—without letting Mom and Dad find out anything is wrong.
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4.5 stars
Cover 5; Characters 4; Plot 4; Pace 5; Engagement 5; Worldbuilding 4; Readability 4; Theme 5; Enjoyment 4
Another solid mid-grade from KAM! I was honestly a bit worried about this one most of all as this is the third book she's released this year, but I was genuinely happy with this story. This is a family of adopted children who are all a bit paranormal, except for our main character Charlie who is so normal, she's Extra Normal.
This was a creepy yet feel good story about how families operate and how sometimes when young kids feel like they have the whole world on their shoulders, they need to reach out to their elders for help. -I know this isn't an option for all children-
I liked how it was handled at the end when people started questioning Charlie why she never went to the adults for help. Lack of parental involvement in YA and MG books makes me so angry I can't see straight sometimes, so I was happy with how it was dealt with in a different and realistic way.
This definitely wasn't as creepy as Thirteens, but it had some spoopy feels throughout. I did really enjoy this one overall!