Hero (Paperback)
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Short Description for Hero The executive producer of Disney and Walden Media's film adaptation of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" tells an unforgettable story about the coming of age of a young superhero, in a groundbreaking novel of love, loss, and redemption.
Full description- Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
- Published: 05 May 2009
- Format: Paperback 428 pages
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- Categories: Fiction | Science Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781423101963 ISBN 10: 1423101960
- Sales rank: 33,394
Reviews for Hero
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review by ninefly @ story on a page
The cliched plot points of convenience, tedious exposition of character pasts, as well as incredibly 2D side characters are only marginally redeemed by the sympathetic if rather dense protagonist Thom and his cute, blooming romance with his mysterious "rival" Goran. The action and intensity does pick up during the last third of the book, with murders and betrayals that depart almost entirely from the self-centered teen angst in the beginning. Nonsensical character decisions, appearances, and fatalities however, did nothing but frustrate me, despite the fact that the final "twist" was a relatively pleasant surprise. (detailed review: http://angeltyuan.blogspot.com/2010/02/review-hero-by-perry-moore.html) by Angel T.
Reviewed by Julie M. Prince for TeensReadToo.com
Thom Creed is your average, everyday teenager. Except that he's prone to seizures. And he's gay. Oh, and he's the son of a superhero. An ex-superhero, actually. One who is shunned by the League as well as nearly every member of society. Oh, and Thom has superpowers of his own.
Obviously, life has never been normal, but Thom does his best to fit in. He shines on the school basketball team and does volunteer work while holding down three jobs. Until a series of events that would swallow any other kid whole sends Thom reeling into the very world he's been kept away from his entire life: the world of superheroes.
Now, while still trying to learn everything he can about his powers, the mysterious disappearance of his mother, and his own unexplored feelings, Thom is faced with new challenges. What he learns is that nothing is as it appears. Nothing and no one.
A plot- and action-driven novel, this book is ground-breaking in many ways. Not just in the obvious ways that one might think, although it is interesting to have a gay, teenage superhero as a protagonist. What kept me riveted was the look Moore offers at society. Our tendency to build people up and glory in tearing them to shreds and examining what's left. We thrive on heroes and everything they stand for, and yet, we're never content, as a people, to allow the heroes to enjoy the very things we want them to protect, like humanity, freedom, and individualism.
This book is smart. It keeps the reader engaged with a fast-paced scenes and one intriguing character after another while it conveys a message of redemption. by TeensReadToo
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