Boy 2.0

An action-packed superhero story from New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste

Win "Coal" Keegan has just landed in his latest foster home, with a big, noisy, slightly nosy family named the McKays. They seem eager to welcome Coal, but he's wary of trusting them. So, he doesn't tell them that he went for a walk with chalk in his pocket to cover a nearby street with his art. He doesn't tell them that a neighbor found Coal drawing, pulled a gun on him, and fired it. He doesn't tell them the police chased him. And he definitely doesn't tell them that when everything went down, Coal somehow turned invisible.

But he did.

Now he has to figure out how. Is he a superhero? Some kind of mutant? A science experiment? Is that why he has no family of his own? As Coal searches for answers and slowly learns to control his invisibility, he turns to the McKay kids and friends both new and old for help. But they soon discover they're not the only ones looking for a Black boy with superpowers, and the situation is far stranger--and more dangerous--than they ever could have expected.

Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.85w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781643753812
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2024 pg. 89
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2024
Booklist 09/15/2024 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2024

About the Author
Tracey Baptiste is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books and several short stories for children. She writes fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle-grade, young adult, and graphic novels. She is best known for the horror-adventure Jumbies series and Minecraft: The Crash. Tracey lives in New Jersey and can be found online at traceybaptiste.com and on Instagram: @traceybaptistewrites.