Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster

by Liza Palmer

Overview

Carol Danvers kicks off her U.S. Air Force career with her first year at flight school, where she'll be tested in ways she never thought possible-and make a lifelong friend, Maria Rambeau, in the process-in this atmospheric and exciting prelude to the upcoming Marvel Studios' film, Captain Marvel! Focusing on Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau as they wend their way through a space that was still very much a "boys' club" in the 80s, the important social-cultural themes explored in this novel are sure to draw in not only fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but readers of social issue-focused YA who gravitate toward relatable protagonists learning to navigate the world around them, and to succeed in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368047807
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Edition description:	Media Tie-in
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Liza Palmer is the internationally bestselling author of Conversations with the Fat Girl . After earning two Emmy nominations writing for the first season of VH1's Pop Up Video, she now knows far too much about Fergie. Palmer spends her days as the Head Writer at BuzzFeed Studios. Her eighth novel, The Nobody, is due out Fall, 2019.

Editorial Reviews

2019-02-17

A story of finding and redefining yourself.

"Let yourself learn": life advice given to Carol Danvers in the form of a warning that sticks with her on her path to trying to make history. Carol, with a dream to become the first female fighter pilot in the United States Air Force Academy, finds that she must analyze and reset her concept of what is right and worth fighting for and, therefore, what must be pursued. Shackled by feelings of not belonging and self-doubt, and challenged by the old boys' club environment, she must learn to find motivation from within rather than striving to prove something to others. It won't be easy, but she has the help of her best friend, African-American Maria Rambeau, and later, her flight group. Carol, who is white, pushes herself to show she has what it takes to be the best and is later faced with interrogating her inner rubric for evaluating what "the best" means. In this touching tale of self-discovery, determination, and hope, Palmer (The F Word, 2017, etc.) gives clear voices to the protagonist and secondary characters, rounding them out with admirable character development. The elements that describe the Air Force are illuminating without inundating readers.

With an underlying feminist message, this novel captivates readers right from the start and keeps them engaged. (Fiction. 12-adult)

Kirkus Reviews

"In this touching tale of self-discovery, determination, and hope, Palmer gives clear voices to the protagonist and secondary characters, rounding them out with admirable character development. The elements that describe the Air Force are illuminating without inundating readers. With an underlying feminist message, this novel captivates readers right from the start and keeps them engaged."

—Kirkus Reviews

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