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DC Super Hero Girls #6
Bumblebee at Super Hero High
Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls(TM)–the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman(TM), Supergirl(TM), Batgirl(TM), and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Bumblebee(TM) buzzes into action with the rest of the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) in this action-packed hardcover novel for young readers!
When the world’s honey supply starts to drop and some of her old tech disappears, super student Bumblebee enlists her friends Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and Beast Boy to help her find out why. Is it a new villain, or someone from the past? With so much going on at Super Hero High, Bumblebee isn’t sure how she’s going to keep an eye on everything, but she’s determined to do it with style . . . and sting!
Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over, Batman(TM) and Superman(TM)–the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day . . . and have fun doing it!
When the world’s honey supply starts to drop and some of her old tech disappears, super student Bumblebee enlists her friends Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and Beast Boy to help her find out why. Is it a new villain, or someone from the past? With so much going on at Super Hero High, Bumblebee isn’t sure how she’s going to keep an eye on everything, but she’s determined to do it with style . . . and sting!
Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over, Batman(TM) and Superman(TM)–the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day . . . and have fun doing it!
208 pages, Hardcover
First published July 3, 2018
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About the author
Lisa Yee
44 books561 followersLisa Yee has written over 20 novels. Her most recent book, Maizy Chen's Last Chance, is about a fifth-generation Chinese American girl, and is a National Book Award Finalist, Newbery Honor, and the Asian Pacific American Children's Literature Award winner.
Lisa's debut novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Other books include Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, Absolutely Maybe, and a series about a 4th grader, Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) and Bobby the Brave (Sometimes), illustrated by Dan Santat.
Lisa is also the author of several American Girl books and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A Thurber House Children’s Writer-in-Residence, Lisa's books have been named a NPR Best Summer Read, Sports Illustrated Kids Hot Summer Read, and USA Today Critics’ Top Pick.
Lisa lives In Western Massachusetts, but spends a lot of time in Los Angeles, especially when it's cold. Her next book, an awkward and hilarious mystery, is called The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum, and is illustrated by Dan Santat.
You can visit Lisa at www.lisayee.com.
Lisa's debut novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Other books include Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, Absolutely Maybe, and a series about a 4th grader, Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) and Bobby the Brave (Sometimes), illustrated by Dan Santat.
Lisa is also the author of several American Girl books and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A Thurber House Children’s Writer-in-Residence, Lisa's books have been named a NPR Best Summer Read, Sports Illustrated Kids Hot Summer Read, and USA Today Critics’ Top Pick.
Lisa lives In Western Massachusetts, but spends a lot of time in Los Angeles, especially when it's cold. Her next book, an awkward and hilarious mystery, is called The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum, and is illustrated by Dan Santat.
You can visit Lisa at www.lisayee.com.
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December 18, 2022
This was a delightful DC story. It takes Bumble Bee on an emotional, mental and physical journey to find her place among the superpowered compatriots she associates with. She learns her true value and how strong she truly is.
September 29, 2018
Alright, so I have been reading this series to my daughters and, as a fan of the superhero genre, I have enjoyed seeing these characters in their younger years. Bumblebee at Super Hero High was one that my four-year-old daughter was looking forward to, as Bumblebee is one of her favourites in the DC Superhero Girls franchise. She listened to the story and enjoyed it, questioning when things were difficult to understand and loving it when Bumblebee, Supergirl and Harley were mentioned.
My six-year-old daughter also enjoyed the book. She likes trying to figure out what might happen and came close a few times, while also getting a couple of guesses correct. She enjoyed the storyline and is really excited about Poison Ivy at Super Hero High, which appears to be the next in the series.
For my part (noting that I am not the target audience, but a member of the audience nonetheless), I wasn't sure what to make of Bumblebee's vulnerability. We can see how Wonder Woman's theme of being naïve to the world and leadership can come into play; we can see how Supergirl's theme of feeling like an alien in a new school can be demonstrated; we can see how Batgirl's theme of self-belief and dealing with an overprotective parent can be understood; Katana has the themes of family honour, self-belief and living up to her grandmother's reputation and even Harley's theme of a balance between being taken seriously and having fun can be taken on board; however Bumblebee's vice is not believable, based on her character in the past books.
Bumblebee has always been a strong, determined character, who can be relied upon when the chips are down. She appeared organised and always had some sort of plan of attack ready or worked well within a team when it was required. But the Bumblebee we see in this book is one who does not have the self-belief that she is a hero because her powers come from her power-suit. WHAT? In the very first book, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High, Bumblebee is awarded Hero of the Month, plus her "can-do attitude" throughout all the books, apparently falls apart when she's the lead in a book.
Furthermore, I felt that there was some very poor writing in regards to storyline; Lisa Yee appears to have decided that there was no other way to move the story along, so she made a judgement that her readers would not question this sort of "creative problem solving". For the record, my six-year-old picked up on this and asked "How could she know how to do that?"
Finally, there was a major annoyance in the story and it had to do with Bumblebee's parents. Why is it that Wonder Woman's mum is called "Hippolyta", Supergirl's adopted parent is "Aunt Martha", Batgirl's dad is "Commissioner Gordan" and Katana's grandmother is called "Onna Bugeisha", but Yee insists on calling Bumblebee's parents "Mr and Ms Adriena-Beecher"? Firstly, Bumblebee's real name in the DC Universe is "Karen Beecher-Duncan". Secondly, couldn't Yee just have given the parents a proper name (since she made up the surname anyway)? I would have preferred reading "Bumblebee's mom/dad" over the constant repetition of the surname.
Anyway, if I look beyond all of those issues, the story was alright. I liked the looming threat, although I think the superheroes would have looked into the honey shortage a lot earlier than they did. After some decent reads in Batgirl at Super Hero High and Katana at Super Hero High, I feel that Lisa Yee is starting to fall short again. I hope she is not just churning out these books for the sake of keeping the books moving through, because the first two were not up to par and these last two were below expectation too. I am hoping that she does Poison Ivy justice in the next book.
My six-year-old daughter also enjoyed the book. She likes trying to figure out what might happen and came close a few times, while also getting a couple of guesses correct. She enjoyed the storyline and is really excited about Poison Ivy at Super Hero High, which appears to be the next in the series.
For my part (noting that I am not the target audience, but a member of the audience nonetheless), I wasn't sure what to make of Bumblebee's vulnerability. We can see how Wonder Woman's theme of being naïve to the world and leadership can come into play; we can see how Supergirl's theme of feeling like an alien in a new school can be demonstrated; we can see how Batgirl's theme of self-belief and dealing with an overprotective parent can be understood; Katana has the themes of family honour, self-belief and living up to her grandmother's reputation and even Harley's theme of a balance between being taken seriously and having fun can be taken on board; however Bumblebee's vice is not believable, based on her character in the past books.
Bumblebee has always been a strong, determined character, who can be relied upon when the chips are down. She appeared organised and always had some sort of plan of attack ready or worked well within a team when it was required. But the Bumblebee we see in this book is one who does not have the self-belief that she is a hero because her powers come from her power-suit. WHAT? In the very first book, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High, Bumblebee is awarded Hero of the Month, plus her "can-do attitude" throughout all the books, apparently falls apart when she's the lead in a book.
Furthermore, I felt that there was some very poor writing in regards to storyline; Lisa Yee appears to have decided that there was no other way to move the story along, so she made a judgement that her readers would not question this sort of "creative problem solving". For the record, my six-year-old picked up on this and asked "How could she know how to do that?"
Finally, there was a major annoyance in the story and it had to do with Bumblebee's parents. Why is it that Wonder Woman's mum is called "Hippolyta", Supergirl's adopted parent is "Aunt Martha", Batgirl's dad is "Commissioner Gordan" and Katana's grandmother is called "Onna Bugeisha", but Yee insists on calling Bumblebee's parents "Mr and Ms Adriena-Beecher"? Firstly, Bumblebee's real name in the DC Universe is "Karen Beecher-Duncan". Secondly, couldn't Yee just have given the parents a proper name (since she made up the surname anyway)? I would have preferred reading "Bumblebee's mom/dad" over the constant repetition of the surname.
Anyway, if I look beyond all of those issues, the story was alright. I liked the looming threat, although I think the superheroes would have looked into the honey shortage a lot earlier than they did. After some decent reads in Batgirl at Super Hero High and Katana at Super Hero High, I feel that Lisa Yee is starting to fall short again. I hope she is not just churning out these books for the sake of keeping the books moving through, because the first two were not up to par and these last two were below expectation too. I am hoping that she does Poison Ivy justice in the next book.
May 4, 2019
A girl "named" Bumblebee is always working really hard to keep up at Super Hero High. Out of the blue, she gets a call from her parents saying that her tree house lab and childhood home has been destroy by "carpenter bees" that have apparently chewed through the entire tree, but that is not the entire thing.
August 27, 2020
DNF Miss 6 likes watching Super Hero High but she ended up finding the audiobook boring and did not finish.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
August 17, 2018
I looooove that Lisa Yee wrote a series of superhero girls for kids. This one is the most layered- because it asks the Batman/Ironman question, what makes a superhero? A smart, diverse, inspiring book that you should definitely read!!
May 29, 2020
Totally connects with the reader. This series gives us super examples about real problems that plenty of people have like not feeling that they deserve the praise and helps them to believe in their super self.
March 11, 2021
Enjoyed this one, yet again! These super hero high books became an obsession with my daughter and we finally finished the last one (so far) in the set. Hope that Yee gets back to them sooner than later and we can read the adventure of Poison Ivy! Loved it!
August 19, 2018
Great,Great,Great!!! I LOVE BumbleBee! 🐝
February 17, 2021
I really like how Lisa Yee creates such vivid backstory and characterization for these superhero protagonists.
August 23, 2022
It is a good book about a young superhero at superhero high.
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March 9, 2024
This was a fun one to read with my little. It was interesting and age appropriate and used some challenging words to add to our vocabulary!
October 23, 2024
Loved this book so much it was so fun to read
March 3, 2021
My son and I read this together as a book club book. It was nice to give Bumblebee the spotlight. I particularly enjoyed her relationship with Beast Boy. Overall a fun story set in a great series.
I interviewed graphic novel author Shea Fontana on the origins of the DC Superhero Girls Series: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
I interviewed graphic novel author Shea Fontana on the origins of the DC Superhero Girls Series: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
October 2, 2024
I think I love Nadia Van Dyne, Marvel's Unstoppable Wasp, too much to give this book a fair review tbh. My heart already belongs to a different girl scientist who can shrink and fly.
November 9, 2018
Not great. I don't have much to say, accept I don't think I'm going to read these anymore.
May 19, 2019
It was good
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