Nick frowned, unsure if he’d gotten it wrong. But they weren’t here now, and Mom said he had to be brave like Wonder Woman and Thor, and so he squared his shoulders and said, “My name is Nicholas Bell. He’d always had his mom or dad there to do it for him. Nick had never introduced himself to anyone before. For a brief second, Nick thought about trying to find somewhere else to make his head stop spinning.īut then the boy looked up at him, and he had a smear of chocolate on his upper lip that resembled a sticky mustache, so Nick said, “Hi.” He was chubby, and he wore a sweater and khakis. But it was quiet, and it helped Nick’s head to clear and gave him a moment to think since no one ever used those swings.Įxcept on this day, there was another kid there, sitting on one of the swings, the tips of his shoes barely scraping the ground. The seats were made of cracked plastic, and the chains looked like they belonged in a castle dungeon. There was another set of swings toward the rear of the playground. Nick wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. One looked brand new and everyone was shouting around it, taking turns, and the chains squeaked to the point where it sounded like they were screaming. He was wary of the other kids because they were loud and got finger paint on everything, and Nick hated finger painting. Nick was new at school and didn’t know anyone. When Nick was six years old, he met a boy who was sitting on the swings by himself.
Read an excerpt of The Extraordinaries-coming May 5th. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl and Marissa Meyer’s Renegades. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick’s best friend (and maybe the love of his life).
But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?Īfter a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
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