02170cam a2200349 i 4500 789949203 TxAuBib 20230807120000.0 220928s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022034611 9781250818478 HRD 19.99 1250818478 HRD 19.99 TxAuBib rda Radley, B. L., author. Strictly no heroics [BOOK] / B.L. Radley. First edition. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2023. 360 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The world is run by those with the Super gene, and Riley Jones doesn’t have it. She’s just a Normie, ducking her way around the hero vs. villain battles that constantly demolish Sunnylake City, working at a crappy diner to save up money for therapy, and trying to figure out how to tell her family that she’s queer. But when Riley retaliates against a handsy superhero at work, she finds herself in desperate need of employment, and the only place that will hire her is HENCH. Yes, HENCH, as in henchmen: masked cronies who take villains' coffee orders, vacuum their secret lairs, and posture in the background while they fight. Riley's plan is to mind her own business and get paid...but that quickly devolves when she witnesses a horrible murder on the job. Caught in the thick of a gentrification plot, a unionization effort, and a developing crush on her prickly fellow henchwoman, Riley must face the possibility that even a powerless Normie can take a stand against injustice. Provided by publisher. Ages 14-18. Feiwel and Friends. Grades 10-12. Feiwel and Friends. HL690L Lexile. 20230807. Supervillains Young adult fiction. LGBTQIA+ Young adult fiction. Sexual minorities Young adult fiction. Teenagers Employment Young adult fiction. Science fiction for young adults.