Ben Langdon

"Dynamic debut - superhero action and teen drama." - Portland Observer " the book] pokes fun at itself and the superhero genre." - Amazon review "Charlie Conti... where the extraordinary crashes into the ordinary." - This Mutant Life Not your ordinary Superhero Novel The Superhero Adventures of Charlie Conti is written by the dynamic father-daughter team of Ben and Eliza Langdon. Filled with adventure, plucky characters and gorgeous illustrations by Lorin Olsen, The Superhero Adventures of Charlie Conti is the perfect superhero adventure book for readers, young and old. Charlie Conti is fourteen years old and starting high school in a new town. That would be difficult for anyone, but Charlie also has to contend with the added problem of being the daughter of The Undertaker: a washed-up, former minion of Doctor Death who has been forced to take his family underground. In addition to looking after her incompetent father and wild little brother, Charlie has stumbled across a very real threat to her new town, and she seems to be the only one who notices - and the only one equipped to deal with it.

THE MIRANDA CONTRACTSupervillain. Pop Star.Sometimes the life we're given isn't the life we'd choose for ourselves.For the past five years, Dan Galkin has been lying to everyone about just how ordinary he is. But Dan's the grandson of The Mad Russian: one of the world's most powerful, and insane, supervillains. And Dan has powers too. He's a living battery, able to absorb and discharge electricity with his mind. Normally he keeps his powers hidden, but when the old man returns with an offer to make his grandson heir apparent, any chance at an ordinary life is blown apart.Miranda Brody thought she wanted to be a pop star, but now she's got the international profile and the entourage, she doesn't recognize the Miranda she has become. After getting caught up in the cross-fire between Dan and his grandfather, Miranda realizes there's more to life than being famous. Staying alive, for example, becomes a high priority. And not falling in love with the pizza boy comes a close second.Labeled by society, trapped by expectation.Dan and Miranda might actually be able to change everything.As long as they don't kill each other first.