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Hero Type
Contributor(s): Lyga, Barry (Author)

ISBN: 0547248776 ISBN-13: 9780547248776
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $17.09

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2010
Annotation: Everyone is treating Kevin as a hero. He was in the right place and the right time and he saved a girl from being murdered. Only Kevin knows though, why he was able to save her. Things get even more complicated when Kevin is seen removing two patriotic "Support the Troops" ribbons from his car bumper. Now the town that lauded him as a hero turns on him, calling him unpatriotic. Kevin, who hadn't thought much about it up to then, becomes politcially engaged, suddenly questioning what exactly supporting the troops or even saying the pledge of allegiance every day means.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.5" W x 8.22" L (0.66 lbs) 312 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Geographic Orientation - Maryland
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2010

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 125279
Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0

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Publisher Description:

Everyone is treating Kevin as a hero. He was in the right place and the right time and he saved a girl from being murdered. Only Kevin knows though, why he was able to save her. Things get even more complicated when Kevin is seen removing two patriotic "Support the Troops" ribbons from his car bumper. Now the town that lauded him as a hero turns on him, calling him unpatriotic. Kevin, who hadn't thought much about it up to then, becomes politcially engaged, suddenly questioning what exactly supporting the troops or even saying the pledge of allegiance every day means.

Contributor Bio(s): Lyga, Barry: -

Barry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek and the author of many books, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising, Boy Toy, and Hero-Type for HMH, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever for Marvel Books, and Archvillian for Scholastic. He has also written comic books about everything from sword-wielding nuns to alien revolutionaries. He worked as marketing manager at Diamond Comic Distributers for ten years. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit Barry online at www.barrylyga.com.

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