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Hero type, Barry Lyga

Label
Hero type, Barry Lyga
Language
eng
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Form of composition
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Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Hero type
Responsibility statement
Barry Lyga
Summary
Barry Lyga has received high praise from publications like Booklist, School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. A frank novel combining realistic teenage dialogue and biting comedy, Hero-Type addresses many questions on the minds of contemporary teens. After rescuing a classmate, otherwise unremarkable Kevin Ross is hailed as a hero. But then he commits a shocking act that destroys his new popularity and threatens to reveal a dark secret. "... this neatly plotted look at what real patriotism and heroism mean will get readers thinking."-Kliatt
Target audience
juvenile
Transposition and arrangement
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