For this week’s Butler Bookshelf, we’re celebrating all things super! No matter what your taste in superheroes is, these middle grade novels have you covered with everything from donut-throwing drag queens to anthropomorphic pancakes. Our feature pick is Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers by Kim Chi and Stephan Lee, with illustrations by Utomaru. Jae Han loves his local library, where he can hang out with his friends, read all of his favorite writer Park Seon Woo’s graphic novels, and write his own comics about his stunning donut-themed drag queen superhero, Donutella Hamachi. When the mayor announces that the library will be shut down to make way for a new mall, it seems like Jae Han and his friends have lost the only place they can truly be themselves. But Jae Han has an idea that might just let them save the library after all — an arts showcase that can attract attention to the library and let all the creative people in town show off their talents. It’s time to channel Donutella’s bravery and fierce attitude to save the library before it’s too late!

Check out more middle grade fiction about superheroes below!

Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
Kim Chi and Stephan Lee
Illustrated by Utomaru
Candlewick Press/Walker Books US
Available now!

Superworld 2: Destructo World
Yarrow Cheney and Carrie Cheney
Random House Children’s Books/Random House Books for Young Readers
Available now!

Max Meow: When Pancakes Go Bad (Really Bad!)
John Gallagher
Random House Children’s Books
Available now!

Shadow Warrior
Shogo Aoki
Scholastic/Graphix
Available now!

The (Not So) Superheroes
Swapna Haddow
Illustrated by Minky Stapleton
Scholastic
Available now!