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Books like The Sidekick Squad: 9 series to read next

The Sidekick Squad is superhero, about coming of age and identity, set in north america, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Sidekick Squad is 3 books, 2016–2019.

“Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated.”
from the catalogue description of Not Your Sidekick

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The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)
Reckoners
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
Jumper
Captain Underpants
Supers of Noble's Green / Daniel Corrigan
Airhead
InterWorld
Imperial Galaxy

The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)Series

seriesTJ Klune3 books2020

Set in big city.

“The Extraordinaries follows Nick Bell, a fanfiction-writing teenager with ADHD who is infatuated with his city's resident superhero, Shadow Star, and decides the only way to get noticed is to become extraordinary himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinaries →

ReckonersSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013

Tense in tone.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Steelheart →

Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Tense in tone, set in big city and our world.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Renegades →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Tense in tone, about psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

Captain UnderpantsSeries

seriesDav Pilkey15 books1989

Humor, funny in tone.

Start with The Really Cool Adventures of Captain Underpants →

Supers of Noble's Green / Daniel CorriganSeries

seriesMatthew Cody3 books2009

“Superheroes soar in this promising debut--and they're kids!Twelve-year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, soon learns the truth about his nice--but odd--new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible, yet another controls electricity.”
from the catalogue description of Powerless

Start with Powerless →

AirheadSeries

seriesMeg Cabot3 books2008

About body swap.

“The sequel, Being Nikki, was released in May 2009.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Airhead →

InterWorldSeries

seriesMichael Reaves, Mallory Reaves & Neil Gaiman3 books2007

Science fantasy and portal fantasy, set in parallel universe.

“Michael Reaves developed the story with Neil Gaiman, and Reaves's daughter Mallory Reaves co-wrote the two sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with InterWorld →

Imperial GalaxySeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books2012

Space opera, set in space and far future.

“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Confusion of Princes →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after The Sidekick Squad?: The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune) — the closest match to The Sidekick Squad on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Sidekick Squad?: Not Your Sidekick. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Sidekick Squad.
How big is The Sidekick Squad?: The Sidekick Squad is 3 books, 2016–2019.

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