Fifteen-year-old Leonard struggles as his mother battles schizophrenia and his family falls apart. When she disappears from their small town, Leonard channels his pain into creating Superhero, a comic book character who can fix what seems unfixable. He draws obsessively, crafting stories where his hero saves the day and makes everything right again. But as Leonard loses himself deeper in his fictional world, the line between his drawings and reality begins to blur. His grades slip, his relationships suffer, and his grip on his own mental health weakens. Leonard must choose between retreating further into his superhero fantasy or finding the courage to face his mother's condition and his own fears. This story explores how creativity can both heal and harm when used to escape overwhelming circumstances.
Genres: mental-illness, contemporary, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Hardcover · Lemniscaat, Uitgeverij
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness