'So they gave back. Or tried to. True, they had been suspended by the association. But they lived in Ireland, where superhero laws were fuzzy, to say the least. Or ignored.'

Meet the Powers: the not-so-super superheroes. Despite their amazing talents, the Powers are not very good at controlling them ...

A perfectly-paced adventure story featuring a colourful and genuinely funny family, The Powers will entertain and charm young readers.

Poor Suzie – Dad has set the kitchen on fire again and Mum has turned the rain on indoors to douse the flames. JP has flown straight into a wall, and the dog, Pucker, is a whirlwind of paws and ears and noisy howls. 

Kevin Stevens has written grown-up books about bank robbers and jazz musicians but he also likes to write books for kids and teens. He helped the superheroes at Little Island create the Nightmare Club books for younger children and then went on to write his own books for children: The Powers and its companion book Pucker Power. Pucker is his favourite character, even though he weed on Kevin’s leg once, thinking it was a lamp-post. His first book for teenagers was This Ain’t No Video Game, Kid!, followed by A Lonely Note, winner of an IBBY Honour Award. Both published by Little Island, of course.

About the Illustrator

Sheena Dempsey is an author and illustrator from Cork. She has written and illustrated her own children's books as well as illustrating children's books for other authors, including The Powers and Pucker Power by Kevin Stevens for Little Island. She lives in London with her partner, Mick, and a wilful ex-racing greyhound named Sandy.