Kamala Khan is a 16-year-old Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City. A great student, an avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, she has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. But Kamala struggles to fit in at home and at schoolandmdash;that is, until she gets super powers like the heroes she's always looked up to. Life is easier with super powers, right?