-- This title will ship on or after June 03, 2025 --

Venture into Nova’s secret underground lab— and witness a gum monster come to life! A full-color, action-packed graphic novel about a young Black girl with a love for science and enough determination and confidence to fix the world.

Nova is horrified when she learns about the world’s plastic problem and the trash islands floating in the ocean. Good thing she has a super-secret lab in her basement. No problem is too big for SUPA NOVA or for SCIENCE! But things go spectacularly awry when she creates a plastic-eating monster who won’t stop eating and GROWING! Will Supa Nova be able to save the day–and the planet?

BIO

Chanté Timothy is an illustrator who loves experimenting with movement, vibrant colour, character design and storytelling.

Drawing for as long as she can remember, she’s always been that strange kid who’d ask for paper and pen to entertain herself instead of playing with toys.

Chanté is a Pathways into Children’s Publishing 2019 - 2021 Alumni.

[H]  Nosy Crow  /  June 03, 2025

160 pages

For ages 7 to 10