Former member of the PTA, Melanie Lynne Hauser is a prototypical Super Mom. CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM is her first novel, and she is a contributor, along with Jodi Picoult, Jacqueline Mitchard, Jennifer Lauck and Marion Winik, to the anthology It's a Boy (October 2005, Seal Press). The next in the Super Mom series, SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD will be released March 2007 by NAL / The Penguin Group. Melanie is an active member of both the writing and "blogging mommies" blogger communities. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two teenaged sons.
Reviews
"Like its title character, this debut novel has a secret identity... it's unexpectedly poignant and packs an emotional punch despite the cheery veneer..." -- Publishers Weekly
"...provides a welcome break from the proliferation of urban mommy books. For those who rely on Fresh Direct and nannies to run a household, this will read like a foreign text. The women in Hauser's world clean their own toilets, volunteer for the PTA and bake a mean tuna casserole." -- Kirkus Reviews
"…fun twist on the superhero tale comes packaged with a socially responsible message…" -- Booklist
"From the book's very first page you find yourself grinning. Never has there been a more loveable, down-to-earth superhero, with more enviable and practical superpowers. Melanie Lynne Hauser's quirky characters sparkle like just-polished silver, and her writing shines like a streak-free window. Indeed, CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM is a much-needed vacation for overwhelmed mothers everywhere."
"...provides a welcome break from the proliferation of urban mommy books. For those who rely on Fresh Direct and nannies to run a household, this will read like a foreign text. The women in Hauser's world clean their own toilets, volunteer for the PTA and bake a mean tuna casserole." -- Kirkus Reviews
"…fun twist on the superhero tale comes packaged with a socially responsible message…" -- Booklist
"From the book's very first page you find yourself grinning. Never has there been a more loveable, down-to-earth superhero, with more enviable and practical superpowers. Melanie Lynne Hauser's quirky characters sparkle like just-polished silver, and her writing shines like a streak-free window. Indeed, CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM is a much-needed vacation for overwhelmed mothers everywhere."
-- BookReporter.com
"Looking for something TOTALLY different than all the rest of the books on the shelves? This is the perfect escape using romance, laugh out loud moments, and super powers that every woman would secretly admit to wanting!" -- ChicksDigBooks.com
"Melanie Lynne Hauser is funny. "Confessions of Super Mom" overflows with laugh-out-loud and read-out-loud moments. Hauser also is an astute critic of our overly high expectations of moms and our abysmally low standards for our culture and its leaders." -- Knight Ridder
"Super Mom's story will appeal to the suburban mother set, all of us who share with Birdie both the responsibilities of motherhood and its attendant sadness--the knowledge that our babies will grow up. You should probably buy your own mother a copy." -- Book-Blog.com
"Melanie Lynne Hauser is funny. "Confessions of Super Mom" overflows with laugh-out-loud and read-out-loud moments. Hauser also is an astute critic of our overly high expectations of moms and our abysmally low standards for our culture and its leaders." -- Knight Ridder
"Super Mom's story will appeal to the suburban mother set, all of us who share with Birdie both the responsibilities of motherhood and its attendant sadness--the knowledge that our babies will grow up. You should probably buy your own mother a copy." -- Book-Blog.com
Clips & Soundbites
Click for sample of her appearance on Denver KUSA's Colorado & Company , Phoenix KTVK's Your Life A-Z, YouTube Video or radio interview on The Living Writers Show, WCBN-FM . Melanie is available for radio, television and print interviews as well as book club and library appearances.
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Super Mom Saves The World
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Confessions of Super Mom
novels by
Melanie Lynne Hauser
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Confessions of Super Mom
novels by
Melanie Lynne Hauser
Literary Guild Main Selection November 2005
Bio
Comments From Other Super Moms
NAL, August 2006
Paperback, $14.00
ISBN: 0451218566
Paperback, $14.00
ISBN: 0451218566
Super Mom Saves The World
NAL March 2007
ISBN: 0451220366
NAL March 2007
ISBN: 0451220366
Dutton; September 2005
Hardcover $23.95
ISBN: 0525949100
Hardcover $23.95
ISBN: 0525949100
Literary Representation - Laura Langlie
Publicist - Tooraj Kavoussi, TKPublicRelations, Telephone: (845) 784-4721
Publisher - Jennifer Puma, NAL/Penguin
Contact Melanie - Melanie Lynne Hauser
Confessions of Super Mom
The legend begins with this book, chronicling the origin of that maternal dynamo know to the world as Super Mom.
The legend begins with this book, chronicling the origin of that maternal dynamo know to the world as Super Mom.
Birdie Lee is an average, divorced mother of two teenagers, until the day she's confronted by a Stain of Unusual Origin. Determined to rid her house of this vile menace, she accidentally loads all the household cleaners she owns into the reservoir of her Swiffer WetJet - and passes out. When she wakes up, life as she knows it will never be the same again.
Suddenly endowed with super powers, Birdie - aka Super Mom - must learn to use the powers to save her town from an evil villain, while juggling teenagers, a smug ex-husband, a troubled friendship and the possibility of a second chance at love (at the tender age of 40). Will she manage it? Will she battle the evil villain with one hand and patch up her teenaged daughter's broken heart with the other? And most importantly - will she ever manage to fight crime while wearing high heels?
Suddenly endowed with super powers, Birdie - aka Super Mom - must learn to use the powers to save her town from an evil villain, while juggling teenagers, a smug ex-husband, a troubled friendship and the possibility of a second chance at love (at the tender age of 40). Will she manage it? Will she battle the evil villain with one hand and patch up her teenaged daughter's broken heart with the other? And most importantly - will she ever manage to fight crime while wearing high heels?
Warm, witty and full of heart, CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM is a triumph for overwhelmed mothers everywhere.
Super Mom Saves The World
It's six months after the Horrible Swiffer Accident that left her a superhero, and Birdie Lee is still adjusting. For starters, she's hearing voices and having lustful thoughts about Mr. Clean. Then there's the fact that her daughter is suddenly sporting a bright pink streak in her hair, courtesy of her new friend Vienna (and if recent history has taught us anything, we all know that a girl named after a foreign city is going to be trouble). Birdie's son is experiencing his first case of puppy love, her nerdy scientist love interest has just proposed marriage, and her annoying ex-husband is suddenly less annoying. Which can only mean he's up to no good.
But things get even more sinister when her hometown of Astro Park gets Little League fever in a big way. Rabid parents, performance-enhancing Gatorade and a domed stadium on shaky - potentially explosive - ground are just the beginning of Super Mom's problems; throw in a ticked off school janitor and a corrupt mayor, and Super Mom has her hands full.
Read SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD to find out how one woman - one mother - struggles to keep her teenagers in tow with one hand while saving her hometown from disaster with the other. While trying to find time for herself amidst the very real, very messy job of blending families as she plans her marriage to her very own Super Man.
It's six months after the Horrible Swiffer Accident that left her a superhero, and Birdie Lee is still adjusting. For starters, she's hearing voices and having lustful thoughts about Mr. Clean. Then there's the fact that her daughter is suddenly sporting a bright pink streak in her hair, courtesy of her new friend Vienna (and if recent history has taught us anything, we all know that a girl named after a foreign city is going to be trouble). Birdie's son is experiencing his first case of puppy love, her nerdy scientist love interest has just proposed marriage, and her annoying ex-husband is suddenly less annoying. Which can only mean he's up to no good.
But things get even more sinister when her hometown of Astro Park gets Little League fever in a big way. Rabid parents, performance-enhancing Gatorade and a domed stadium on shaky - potentially explosive - ground are just the beginning of Super Mom's problems; throw in a ticked off school janitor and a corrupt mayor, and Super Mom has her hands full.
Read SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD to find out how one woman - one mother - struggles to keep her teenagers in tow with one hand while saving her hometown from disaster with the other. While trying to find time for herself amidst the very real, very messy job of blending families as she plans her marriage to her very own Super Man.
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