Stuntboy, In-Between Time

Portico Reeves is Stuntboy, the greatest superhero most people have never heard of, and he quietly keeps everyone in his apartment building safe. Lately, though, Portico has a lot of frets. His parents have separated and now live on two different floors of the same building, so he is always in between one home and the other. The elevator is broken, which means getting from floor to floor takes him past the bullies who hang out in the stairwells. Jason Reynolds's funny, heartfelt sequel to Stuntboy, in the Meantime can be read on its own, and Raúl the Third's energetic illustrations fill nearly every page. It is a hopeful story about worry, family change and making new friends.