Monday, March 21, 2011

Hero By: Mike Lupica


While most kids would welcome the chance to brag about a father who’s at the president’s beck and call, ready to take on global threats at a moment’s notice, 14-year-old Billy Harriman simply wishes his dad could spend more time with him at their Manhattan high rise, kicking back and watching a Knicks game. Unfortunately, he won’t have that opportunity. Billy begins to notice that he’s gaining superhuman strengths and talents, such as the ability to travel long distances in seconds and an enhanced sixth sense.
Billy is so determinded to find out how his father died in the plane crash he does not notice that people are watching him. When Billy is just walking around this man pops up to proclaim he is Billy's teacher. But he has a lot of work to do before he can save the world from bad people that killed his father.
But when he does the reseach to find who did it. He finds out one of his own family members has done the crime.
Billy has a lot of notices by the BADS and everytime Billy beats them he gets stronger and stronger.
Read Hero and find out who killed Billy's father.
-From
Jeff Holtz

3 comments:

  1. I love Hero And this book is for boys and girls




    - Jeff

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  2. I love Lupica. I think his sports fictions are fabulous. I haven't read this or seen this in the library yet. Thanks for the well written and detailed review. I look forward to reading this one!

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  3. I think that description was very dramatic. I really have to remember this one!

    Lance H.

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