We follow the story of Miranda, modern-day Wonder Woman. She's fast, she's strong, and she knows how to kick butt. As of late, she's been working under the radar deterring crime in some really funny ways. For instance one purse-snatcher is tied to a fence by a yo-yo string, or a gun knocked out of a robber's hand by a Pez dispenser. She moonlights as a limo driver on her days/nights off school. Today is prom, and she's working. She picks up a fourteen-year-old girl who clearly idolizes Madonna's racier days who tries to kiss every boy she comes across. After a stop at a burger joint and a donut shop, they arrive at their destination. Miranda notices something's not right. She quietly goes back and listens in, realizing the people are trying to get information out of the girl and threatening bodily harm. The man who planned to do the harm was a local police deputy. Miranda crashes through the window and grabs the girl and they retreat to her limo. They decide to head to the prom to blend in. Undoubtedly, the prom is crashed by the people trying to abduct the girl, the deputy included. They clear out the room by claiming a bomb threat was called in. Miranda acts quickly and takes down a few guys. She catches up to the deputy and he say's he's there to help her. She follows his plan and goes back tot he principals office. Both girls were disguised as roller derby girls and the deputy came to take the item of interest to safety before coming back to Miranda. He attacks her and starts to strangle her and just when she loses consciousness, the girl comes to her rescue. Only it's Miranda. The girl being strangled was the one Miranda wanted to protect. She wakes up a few minutes later and they leave safe-and-sound.
I liked this story very much. Jaffe didn't explain much about the origins of both girls but I found them to work very well together. I wish Jaffe would actually do as Harrison has done and turn this story into a novel. I would highly enjoy seeing more of Miranda.
4 comments:
Super heroes yay! I think this story could be really fun to read, i like the idea of a modern-day Wonder Woman.
i don't know this author,do you know what else she wrote?
She has some cat books like "Bad Kitty" out there. I don't know much about them though!
Ahah okay i've checked out this book and it's definitely not for me. I guess my 13 years old cousin would like it though.
Yeah, that was sort of what I had gathered about it. But there's nothing wrong with it y'know. Thirteen-year-olds do need to read!
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