The Story: Clara is your typical fourth-grader, except for the pesky possibility that she might have superpowers. She is determined to use her powers of communicating with her pet chinchilla, spilling her drink, and controlling the minds of her teachers for good. It's clear that the world needs a superhero, especially with her beloved neighbor moving away and a rival school sharing their school building for the term. Clara is ready to save the day and tell readers all about it with her story and sketches.

Mama opines: David doesn't need me to read with him anymore, but I skimmed through the first few chapters of this one. Clara is a lot of fun. She reminds me of an older Junie B. or Ramona with her spunk and wit. Unfortunately we did not get Clara's comics in the egalley version, but I looked at them online and they looked exactly like the art a 10 year old would include.

Thoughts from David: Clara is funny and cool. Her ''super powers'' are kinda weird but usually they make sense somehow. Her powers seem real but they are, well, ''not so super powers." Also she's having a hard time at her school. AND at home. Her BFF neighbor, Momo, is moving. And at school, her bitterest rivals, R. R Reginald Elementary is moving to their school for the term! Uh-oh!

As always, joke time! Why does Clara always wake up at exactly 8? To catch the villains! They wake up even earlier! Hmm, they must be super-tired! Hahaha!

Clara Humble and the not- so super powers by Anna Humphrey is a middle grade and children's fiction read.
Clara Humble may seem like your average fourth-grader who doesn’t look before she leaps, but she has a secret: she thinks she might have superpowers. Which is convenient, because things aren’t going so well for Clara. Students from rival R. R. Reginald are moving into her school for the term, and Clara’s favorite neighbor, Momo, is moving to a faraway retirement home.
This was a good read. I read it to my daughter’s at bedtime time. And they loved it. 5*. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book from netgalley.

I received a free copy of the book from Owlkids Books via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Clara Humble and the Not-So-Superpowers is a middle school read by Anna Humphrey. There are also illustrations throughout the book that are done by Lisa Cinar. Basically, this book is all about Clara Humble, a fun-loving nine year old girl who loves creating comics about @Cat, a superhero robot/cat she created on her own. Clara is loving life until one day, it seems like everything around her is falling apart. First, she finds out her elderly friend and neighbor named Momo is moving away to a retirement home. Then, as if things could not any get worse, she discovers that the dastardly kids at her neighboring school, R.R. Reginald, have to go to her school for a whole semester. Clara and her best friend, Bradley, won’t stand to let these changes happen. They believe like @Cat, Clara has amazing superpowers like eavesdropping and making liquids spill that will save the day and make everything go back to normal again. Despite their imagination, Clara and Bradley figure out quickly that Clara’s superpowers are actually not so super.

Your 8-12 year old will laugh out loud as they read of Clara’s adventures. Clara is a good character, she is funny and flawed and I believe all sorts of kids will be able to see themselves within her. She has an imagination that although blinds her from the truth at times, ultimately brings her down to Earth and allows her to live out her true self. Kids will also really enjoy the illustrations throughout, I thought they were well done and entertaining. @Cat is a good character also, as the cartoon adds the modern element of technology and also the cuddly, fun element of the cat that kids will really enjoy. It is a cute story but overall I thought I would like it more than I actually did. Humphrey’s writing is good as she does a good job of making a fun, lovable main character. I think there are is a lot of insight on kid’s emotions which was great, but also there were some emotions and plot-points there were glossed over quickly. For some reason I was just expecting more to happen overall, the plot is a little too straightforward for me but I am not the target audience. I do think kids will really like this story. This book teaches them that even though it may not be fair, no person has complete, utter control of the world around them. Despite Clara’s mischievous ways and even despite her best efforts, she comes to learn that the only thing she can really control is herself and her attitude.