Part Power Rangers, part Transformers, part Voltron and all superheroes and space monsters is how I describe Family Force V: Book One. Matt Braly’s graphic novel (read via an online reader copy, due mid June 2025) will be worth the wait for you or your preteen/teen reader. 
This coming of age story is one we know (your destiny is forced on you, but you choose the path that takes) is not new, but the way it’s presented is fun, humorous and cute. It is not “fresh-fresh” but it comes off as not “the same old story” that could have been expected. Though some content might not be for younger readers (such as fantasy violence, some language, and the death of a parent), it could be for most readers. There is also some Japanese folklore tossed to the mix.
The idea is simple: Aliens have attacked humans, humans fight, but it gets to the point where we almost forget they are there as there seems to be no hope of winning. We have basically learned to live with them. Of course, we still have a few families that have descended from a first family that was given powers by a space ship that came to help (or so it seems) us. These families must fight, keep their secret, and put duty above all else. Even high school newspapers, romance, and friendship. One girl isn’t happy about that, as all she wants is to go to a concert with the editor of the school paper, go to coffee with friends, and not have to fight aliens. But after a tragic accident, this all changes and she is tossed into the middle of a fight for not only her life, but her secret identity as well.
Ainsworth Lin captures modern representation with classic storytelling aspects and supports the story with bold, colorful, detailed illustrations to top it all off.. Things can be overly busy at times, but it takes on the “true comic/graphic novel” look and pushes the superhero/monster dynamic. .