Confessions of a Super Mom

by Hauser, Melanie Lynne

• ISBN13: 9780525949107
• ISBN10: 0525949100
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-18
• Publisher: E P Dutton

Summary

Every superhero has an Origin. To tell the truth, it’s a little embarrassing. I wasn’t put into a rocket and sent to Earth by my parents just as my home planet exploded. I wasn’t given a special ring by visiting aliens. I wasn’t bitten by a radioactive spider. No, it wasn’t anything nearly so glamorous; my beginnings are quite humble. I was merely the innocent victim of a Horrible Swiffer Accident.” Meet Birdie Lee, clerk at Marvel Fine Food and Beverages and an average, middle-aged single mother of two teenagers. Until one ordinary morning when, on the floor of her bathroom, Birdie discovers a Stain of Unknown Origin—a stain so intense that nothing can remove it. When all her attempts fail, Birdie does the unthinkable: She loads her Swiffer with every cleanser she owns, aims, and shoots. Suddenly, Birdie becomes endowed with extraordinary powers. Now Birdie must somehow balance it all—her smug ex and his overachieving new wife; two teenagers and a string of PTA meetings; her own budding romance; and her beloved town of Astro Park, whose very existence is threatened by a mysterious force sneaking its way into every household. A delightful, well-earned escape, Confessions of Super Momis an amusing vindication of the overlooked everyday heroism that is a woman’s life. Praise for Confessions of Super Momby Melanie Lynne Hauser Confessions of Super Momis a delightful read. Smart, zany, and touching, it is the perfect remedy for overwhelmed mothers everywhere.” —Karen Quinn, author of The Ivy Chronicles Forget the laundry, forget the dishes. Escape into the world of Super Mom for a few hours... you’ll be glad you did. Melanie Lynne Hauser’s quirky characters sparkle brightly as a newly Swiffered floor, and her writing shines like freshly polished glass.” —Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diariesand Every Boy’s Got One Never has there been a more appealingly down-to-earth heroine or a superhero with more enviable powers. Moms everywhere will wish they could be like the Super Mom of Melanie Lynne Hauser’s charming, funny, and heartfelt novel... and will ultimately realize they already are.” —Pamela Redmond Satran, author of Babes in Captivity Forget the speeding bullets, locomotives, and tall buildings—with wit, humor, and some sage motherly advice, Melanie Lynne Hauser’s Super Mom finally gives readers a true hero for our time.” —Jennifer O'Connell, author of Dress Rehearsaland Bachelorette #1

Author Biography

A former member of the PTA, Melanie Lynne Hauser is a prototypical Super Mom. Confessions of Super Mom is her first novel.