Hero
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
3.7
(303)
Perry Moore
Even though Thom Creed's a basketball star, his high school classmates keep their distance. They've picked up on something different about Thom. Plus, his father, Hal Creed, was one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of his time until a catastrophic event left him disfigured and an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And he's been asked to join the League -- the very organization of superheroes that disowned Hal. But joining the League opens up a new world to Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes- * Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger * Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch * Ruth, a wise old woman who can see the future Together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes. This groundbreaking and widely acclaimed novel tells an unforgettable story about love, loss, and redemption.
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Author
Perry Moore
Pages
428
Publisher
Corgi Books
Published Date
2008
ISBN
055255586X 9780552555869
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I bought this book a month ago and waited until I had the audiobook to read. It is a great book with so much representation. Disability representation as well as queer representation. Thom is a likeable character that is literally just got all the odds stacked against him. He is not a normal hero. But he makes all the other heroes not worthy by the end haha. He is awesome! And I love the parallels between the league and the justice league Because literally everyone was a different character trope from the comic book world. Also I enjoyed the introduction from Stan Lee!!!!"
Finn Hughes
"Pretty great story about a 16 year old boy (Thom) who discovers he has superpowers and wants to join the league of heroes to prove his worth. Two reasons for giving 4 stars instead of five; 1- some characters were obvious rip offs from current and well known superheroes; 2- I felt that Thom's relationship with Goran could have been more developed. Overall, a good story that anyone who likes the superhero genre will enjoy."
Christopher Allen
"LGBT superheroes, with an amazing plot line and allot of twists!"
Chancy Kelley
"Great audiobook!"
Adeara Jean Maurice
"I love this book, but perhaps that's because its protagonist is gay, and when this book was first published over a decade ago, gay superheroes were incredibly rare. But I also think the book stands on its own merits....while Moore does borrow from the well known superhero archetypes for the background characters in the book, his main characters are clearly unique and fascinating. Its an exciting book that has both an adventure storyline while also spending a lot of time in character development. I would have loved to have seen more stories in this universe and more stories were planned....a sequel and tv series at the very least. Sadly, the author died before he could see these plans to fruition, a tragedy for much more important reasons, but also sad for fans of this book."
John Detrick
"It was a fun, sweet read. Good characters, interesting storyline, excellent lead-in for the series, and the editing was good enough the "we're human" mistakes didn't knock me out of the story. Interesting take on shifters. Really want to find out more about the glyphs and tattoos. Will definitely look for book 2 and the rest of the series when I have money."
Angel Ludwig