Hero-Type
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
Barry Lyga
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.
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More Details:
Author
Barry Lyga
Pages
312
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2009-01-18
ISBN
0547348770 9780547348773
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This story centers around Kevin Ross who ends up saving Leah from a killer known as The Surgeon, and becomes the horo of his small town in Maryland. The problem is that he has some secrets of his own that would put his hero status into question. In all, the story was a pretty good read, and the incidents that happen with his friends and teachers at school are believable. Recommended for any middle or high school students."
Christopher Allen