This book sounds real good I have never read it
Hero
By Mike Lupica
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | W | 4.6 | 52225 |
From the #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica comes the story of one unsuspecting boy poised to follow in his superhero father’s footsteps
Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can textmessage himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Billy. What Billy never knew was that his father was no ordinary man-he was a superhero, battling the world's evil. This is a battle that has been waged for generations and that knows no boundaries.
Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can textmessage himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Billy. What Billy never knew was that his father was no ordinary man-he was a superhero, battling the world's evil. This is a battle that has been waged for generations and that knows no boundaries.
And now it's Billy's turn to take on the fight. It's Billy's turn to become a hero.
“[N]othing Mike Lupica has written will thrill you like this.” –William Goldman, author of The Princess Bride
“Sportswriter and novelist Lupica offers a change of pace from his previous sports stories for younger readers, deftly reworking the traditional superhero origin story into a moving tale of adolescent growth.” –Publisher’s Weekly
“[T]he stage is set for a sequel to what looks like a surefire hit.” –School Library Journal
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 9780142419601
ISBN-10: 0142419605
Published on 7/12/2011
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (9)
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This book it lit
I like this books is because is and also the boy in the boy in the story are cool and brave.
It is the best book i ever read but i think the boy who new everything is way better
This book is about a boy that finds out his dad was actually magical when he was alive. He finds out that he is magical too. there is a bad group called, "The Bad," and his dad died fighting them. there is this old man that is trying to pull him to one side, he doesn't know if he's good or bad. But, his uncle who knows that he's magical, tells him that he's bad. A bunch of stuff happen, and then one day, the old man is shot, and he tells the boy that he is actually his grandfather, his dad's dad. The boy figures out that his uncle is actually the bad guy. When the plane crashed (the one his dad was in), his uncle purposely didn't do anything about it. A very exciting book.
It looks realy good
Hero is the book that all started at a middle school, where Zach, a small boy, comes home to find his dad dead in a plane crash. He had worked for the president, but never specifically told Zach what he did. He had said it was top secret. After Zach's dad died, Zach thinks that his father is not died in an accident, and he start finding information. My favourite character is Zach, I like Zach is not because he is the narrator of this book, is because that he has the courage to find something that he is not suppose to find. I recommend someone that like to explore things to read this book.
I recommend this book because it is interesting and the author makes me feel,see and hear the book.I would give this a five star.
This book is awesome it is about a kid who's dad died and his dad was a secret agent. So he meets this girl and the girl likes him and they try to find out who was involved in his dad murder and where it was.