Melanie Lynne Hauser, Super Mom Saves The World

Super Mom Saves The World

Melanie Lynne Hauser

NAL, Mar 2007, $14.00

ISBN: 0451220366

Birdie "Super Mom" Lee feels it is her duty to keep the world, at least that of her hometown of Astro Park, safe from super villains - usually that denotes corrupt politicians. When Birdie must battle these evil doers, she uses super powers of squirting cleaning fluid from her fingertips and forcing the truth out of suspects and her two teen offspring Kelly and Martin with the Merciless Gaze that she uses when she works the grocery store cash register. She wonders how superheroes save the world without breaking a nail when she struggles to keep Astro Park safe.

Scientist Carl Sayers is attracted to Birdie, but she fears any relationship having been devastated by her remarried husband filing for divorce again from number two ex-spouse Doctor Dan. Instead Birdie tries to keep her kids, her community and her heart safe. Still, defying physics by persisting, Carl and Birdie begin dating over the objections of their respective children and her former husband. Meanwhile, Birdie believes the politicians have done it again with a new stadium that has enhanced bankbooks and filled the little league ballpark with steroids.

The latest adventure of Supermom is a fun, satirical tale that lampoons superheroes, politicians, and suburban soccer - make that security - make that scandal - moms. The storyline is light-hearted fun as Birdie lives up to the title at least in her "world" by cleaning evil and crooked creeps from her hometown while also falling in love.

Harriet Klausner