I Am Not Starfire
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) and artist Yoshi Yoshitani (Zatanna and the House of Secrets) comes a story about Mandy, the daughter of super-famous superhero Starfire. Seventeen-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is not like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, and a hero. Mandy is not a sparkly superhero. Mandy has no powers. She’s a kid who dyes her hair black and hates everyone but her best friend, Lincoln. To Starfire, who is from another planet, Mandy seems like an alien, like some distant, angry, light-years away moon. And ever since she walked out on her SATs, which her mom doesn’t know about, Mandy has been even more distant. Everyone thinks Mandy needs to go to college and become whoever you become at college, but Mandy has other plans. Or she did until she gets partnered with Claire, the person she intensely denies liking but definitely likes a lot, for a school project. When someone from Starfire’s past arrives, Mandy must make a choice: give up before the battle has even begun, or step into the unknown and risk everything to save her mom. I Am Not Starfire is a story about teenagers and/as aliens; about knowing where you come from and where you are going; and about mothers.
Customer Reviews
I Am Not Starfire
I Am Not Starfire isn’t great but it’s not the worst YA novel in existence. It has some weird plot holes that basically screamed at you not to not look at them too closely. Mandy isn’t a likeable character and not easily sympathised with, especially if you’re a fan of Starfire. I think I’m too old (25) to appreciate angsty teen drama but I can see why some people would. It’s great that there wasn’t a big LGBT coming out story, Mandy was just gay and there was never an explanation or justification for it. I hope more stories head in that direction, and I hope that when they do they’re more thought out.