Now Available in Paperback, Stella Bellarosa: Tales of An Aspiring Teenage Superhero

Online, November 19, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Debut author Julie Krantz's critically-acclaimed middle grade novel, Stella Bellarosa: Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero, releases today from purple pie press. A wallet, a thief, and a brilliant plan--what can possibly go wrong?

At least that's what Stella thinks when she urges Pin Pin to return the stolen wallet—until she gets caught with the goods, that is. That's when all heaven, hell and whatever's-in-between breaks loose, forcing the BFFs to hit the road.

Tag along with Stella and Pin Pin as they ditch Little Italy for midtown Manhattan—all the while battling archrival Angie Como for the title to SOHO's Annual Food Drive, their ticket to Regis Academy, a posh high school for girls, hidden far, far away in the Catskills. Oh-la-la, for a chance to leave home—for good!

Problem is... the road isn't much safer than home, especially when the runaways attract the attention of police, museum officials and—worst of all—Stella's unforgiving father. Also pitted against their extravagant dreams is the threat of Pin Pin and her family's deportation, including baby sister, Audrey, who lies at the heart of this quirky coming-of-age novel—STELLA BELLAROSA, a serious MG with a funny-bone.

Funny, frank, and affable, Julie Krantz often describes herself as "one of those kids who headed to the library for a good time." A lifelong bibliophile, she showed an early interest in writing, publishing her first article for the Riverton, NJ newspaper in eighth grade. Now a full-time poet, picture book writer and novelist, Julie's work can be found in Spider Magazine and the SCBWI National Bulletin as well as in various other print and online forums.