Zapped

by Sherwood Smith · 2015

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There are secret powers that might get you locked up or spirited away. And then there are the secrets that get you shunned. The first kind are surprisingly un-useful at helping with the second.

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This novelette contains transphobic language and discussion of hate crimes, which some readers may find upsetting.

Cover art by Junyi Wu

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisLGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 46 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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