HERO
  • Published: 1 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780552555869
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $19.99

HERO

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1 Sep 2010
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1 Jul 2008
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Funny, exciting novel about a teenage boy growing up with two secrets: one, that he has superpowers - two, that he's gay. And he gets to save the world . . .

Even though Thom Creed's a basketball star, his high school classmates keep their distance. They've picked up on something different about Thom. Plus, his father, Hal Creed, was one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of his time until a catastrophic event left him disfigured and an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And he's been asked to join the League -- the very organization of superheroes that disowned Hal. But joining the League opens up a new world to Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes:
* Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger
* Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch
* Ruth, a wise old woman who can see the future
Together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes.

This groundbreaking and widely acclaimed novel tells an unforgettable story about love, loss, and redemption.
  • Published: 1 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780552555869
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Perry Moore

Perry Moore was a screenwriter and film director as well as an author. He was the executive producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films, and his book about the making of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a New York Times best seller. Perry Moore died in New York on 17 February 2011, aged 39.

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Praise for HERO

The story tackles love, friendship, and the eternal struggle to come to terms with who we really are in a tactful, interesting, and well-developed manner . . . Hero becomes a real page-turner

Dylan Thomarie, School Library Journal

Moore's writing has the slangy, vernacular, easy read style of teen fiction: it's punchy, fast-flowing and perfectly captures the voice of the narrator

Inis

An original and entertaining take on a classic genre

The Bookseller

Perry Moore brings an enticing new genre to the world of young adult novels

Maurice Sendak

Wow! This totally original, can't-put-it-down page turner is more than a terrific read, it's an unforgettable experience-not to be missed!

Stan Lee
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