Powerless by Matthew Cody

Of course I already knew that Clarion was awesome, but in case I needed proof - one of my classmates arrived with a signed book contract in hand! That was Matthew Cody, in August 2007, for his middle-grade book Powerless.  It's about Daniel, a "powerless" boy who finds himself in a town full of Superkids. "You don't need superpowers to be a hero."

 

The book is out.  And there's a book-trailer! Watch this. (Also check out Matt's website. It's cool, too. I keep replaying it for the Kaboom!)
 

 
Edited to Add: I just got the book today, and of course I couldn't resist reading it. It's a great read, even though I'm a little past Middle Grade. And a wonderful surprise for me was discovering I was mentioned in the Acknowledgments...