Mask, Kate Hannigan
Mask, Kate Hannigan
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Mask

Author: Kate Hannigan, Jonathan Davis

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

“Pitch-perfect action scenes…A winning blend of comedy, superheroics, inspirational women from history, and puzzle-solving.” —Kirkus Reviews

A trio of young superheroes try to thwart a spy in this second book in the action-packed, comics-inspired adventure series that’s Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman!

After defeating The Hisser—and discovering their power as a team—Infinity Trinity is ready for its next adventure. When Akiko, Mae, and Josie learn that a spy has been betraying secrets to the Japanese military, they join Room Twelve in San Francisco for important work with other code-cracking experts.

But soon there is personal code to crack: Akiko spots her mom walking with the suspected spy through San Francisco, which had been her family’s home until Executive Order No. 9066 sent Akiko and all Japanese Americans on the West Coast into internment camps.

Teaming up with brilliant members of The League of Secret Heroes—like real-life World War II code-crackers Genevieve Grotjan and Elizebeth Friedman—Akiko, Mae, and Josie search for answers as they battle the evil clown Side-Splitter, who’s bent on destroying not only the city, but the Infinity Trinity, too. As clues begin to pile up that her mother has become entangled with Side-Splitter’s sinister plot, can Akiko solve the most important puzzle of all?

About Kate Hannigan

Kate Hannigan is a noted author with a special passion for stories that empower girls and women. Her picture book biography, A Lady Has the Floor, received four starred reviews and was named a Junior Library Guild Selection. In addition to the 2016 Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction, The Detective’s Assistant also received two starred reviews and was a Booklist Editor’s Choice, among many other accolades. Hannigan presented at NCTE on “Our Mighty Girls,” about girl power in middle grade fiction, and was a judge for 2018’s Golden Kite Awards. Between her active presence on social media (@KateChicago), her work as founder of the Hyde Park/South Side Chicago chapter of SCBWI, and as a busy conference speaker, Kate is an involved, vocal, and respected member of the kid-lit community. Visit her online at KateHannigan.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

"Extraordinary amid the ordinary." I really love this series. Three young girls transform into caped crusaders. They are able to fly, teleport, and each has their own special powers. Akiko can shape shift, Mae talks to animals, and Josie wields her telekenesis. The "infinity trinity" is also learning......more

Goodreads review by Alex

I was really excited to read Cape, book 1 of The League of Secret Heroes trilogy, so I was really looking forward to reading book 2. And Mask does not disappoint. Set during WWII, which happens to be the golden age of comic books, the League of Secret Heroes is part comic book, but mostly novel, and......more

Goodreads review by Alley

This book is packed with adventure, suspense and fighting injustice. The story gives the reader a brief history lesson into how Japanese Americans were treated during order 9066 which was put into place after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Although the subject matter is hard to believe because it is t......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

Another case of Kate Hannigan disappointing me. This story really should have been told from Akiko's point of view since she was the character with a story to tell this time around. Even before I started this one, I figured since there were three books in this series and three heroes in the Infinity......more