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...
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May 27, 2011
Sarah
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I don't even remember why I picked this book up, except it looked intriguing, and boy was it. It's the story of Kevin. He's the town hero, he saved Leah's life, but he's also harboring a secret. That may sound a little like a cop out, but you don't know what the secret is until almost halfway through the novel. And, to be perfectly honest, I think it works just fine. What makes this book good, aside from the rather complex plot, is the fact that Lyga portrays Kevin exactly as he is -- a reluctan
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Mar 05, 2011
Alexis
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Kevin Ross doesn't consider himself a hero. Alright he saved Leah's life; he was able to stop the mugger - who turned out to be the Surgeon, a serial killer - from killing her. But he has a secret that is threatening to tear him apart. Did he really just happen to be there, at the right place at the right time?
But Kevin goes along with all the hoopla and hero treatment. He deals with it alright. Until he inadvertently does something that is considered unpopular by some members More...
But Kevin goes along with all the hoopla and hero treatment. He deals with it alright. Until he inadvertently does something that is considered unpopular by some members More...
Dec 25, 2010
W
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Okay, so it's 10:51 Christmas night, I just finished reading a totally different book, and I actually finished this one a few weeks ago - but still I feel it warrants a review.
Oh, and this is my first real review since my brother basically forced me into the other reviews that I have posted on here.
Enough with the jibber jabber and on with the review... jabber...
This book by far is one of the better ones I've picked up in a while. I tend to only read things that are More...
Oh, and this is my first real review since my brother basically forced me into the other reviews that I have posted on here.
Enough with the jibber jabber and on with the review... jabber...
This book by far is one of the better ones I've picked up in a while. I tend to only read things that are More...
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Nov 09, 2010
Eric
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Conflict(man vs. man)
(man vs. society)
(man vs. self)
Plot:the story Hero type takes place in the small patriotic town of Brookdale and is about a boy named Kevin Ross who is being called a hero because he saved a girl named Leah from a man called the surgeron who abducted, raped, and murdered teenage girls. Altough kevin's life starts to turn around because of this act things start to change from better to worse as he's caled a traitor to "his country" for throwing awa More...
(man vs. society)
(man vs. self)
Plot:the story Hero type takes place in the small patriotic town of Brookdale and is about a boy named Kevin Ross who is being called a hero because he saved a girl named Leah from a man called the surgeron who abducted, raped, and murdered teenage girls. Altough kevin's life starts to turn around because of this act things start to change from better to worse as he's caled a traitor to "his country" for throwing awa More...
Oct 27, 2010
Jake
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In my book, my main character’s name is Kross. Kross had a crush on the most popular girl in his school. He saved her life one day, and he became friends with her. One day he steals a photo of her and then returns it. She forgives him and he realizes that she is shallow. Her name is Leah.
Before that incident, and through out the whole book, Kross was insanely in love with Leah. The reason why Kross was there when Leah was in danger was because he stalked her all the time without her kn More...
Before that incident, and through out the whole book, Kross was insanely in love with Leah. The reason why Kross was there when Leah was in danger was because he stalked her all the time without her kn More...
Jul 21, 2010
Nataytay
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omg. Omg. OMG. okay so first off what i like is tht this book is real i mean the author basically harbored all the emotions, thots, and typical (and not so typical) actions of some random slightly depresssed kid living on standby i mean how does an old guy (ok maybe hes not tht old BUT hes not still in his teenage years) know what it would feel like?? that definitely takes skill. con-ish things: okay so i mean you have to admit the plot was a little weird, i mean i've never heard of a book where
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May 02, 2010
Sandi
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Kevin Ross saves a classmate from a serial killer and goes from a nobody to hero overnight. But his reasons for being in the right place at the right time are not exactly something he wants everyone to know and he doesn't exactly feel like a hero. His time at the top doesn't last long when he is seen removing some 'Support the Troops' ribbons from his car and he goes from hero back to zero. Suddenly, he is viewed as someone who doesn't support the troops and hates America.
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Dec 07, 2009
Suzanne
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A happenstance hero quickly becomes a pariah in his town when he is caught on film removing "support our troops" ribbons from the used car he is buying with reward money. Kevin, riddled with bad skin, a dysfunctional family, and low confidence saves longtime crush Leah from a serial killer. He neither welcomes nor understands the sudden limelight, but he does become angry and motivated to stand up for his right not to have a ribbon on his car, even though it was his ex-military father
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Jul 09, 2009
Clare D' Lune
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Jan 11, 2010
Brie
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Okay, at the end, this story got preachy. Very very preachy, but I can see why:
this entire book made me so so so angry. But for the reasons it was trying to - most people (most Americans) don't/can't think for themselves. There was an article a few days ago, about how Jane Lynch (in Glee) blamed Obama for the lack of movement for Gay Rights.
But if she READ or knew ANYTHING about the Government, she'd realize that he doesn't have much, if any power for that. They moved it More...
this entire book made me so so so angry. But for the reasons it was trying to - most people (most Americans) don't/can't think for themselves. There was an article a few days ago, about how Jane Lynch (in Glee) blamed Obama for the lack of movement for Gay Rights.
But if she READ or knew ANYTHING about the Government, she'd realize that he doesn't have much, if any power for that. They moved it More...
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Aug 28, 2009
E.
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Kevin' doesn't think he's much of a hero. The whole town considers him one, though, since he saved a girl from his school from being kidnapped by "The Surgeon," a brutal serial killer and rapist. Sometimes the attention is nice, since his dad barely pays attention to him at home and it's not like he's the most popular guy or the handsomest guy in school - he's far from it. Kevin told everyone that he was just at the right place at the right time, which, in a way he was. But the truth i
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Dec 08, 2008
Sherrie
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This is a very thought provoking book for young adults. Kevin Ross (KRoss) is hailed as a hero when he saves a beautiful classmate from an attack by a serial killer. However, the reader soon learns that the reason KRoss was there TO save her was because he was stalking and secretly filming this classmate himself. The mayor of his hometown rewards KRoss with a good deal on a used car, complete with a requisite "Support the Troops" magnetic ribbon. Kevin's father, ambivalent about h
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Oct 12, 2009
Ms. Warchol
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I loved going back to Brookdale after The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl.
Hero-type is Kevin's story. Everyone in his town is celebrating him as a hero, because he saved a girl from a serial rapist/killer. He has been in the newspaper and on t.v. But Kevin doesn't think he deserves any of this special attention, because of the circumstances surrounding this rescue.
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Hero-type is Kevin's story. Everyone in his town is celebrating him as a hero, because he saved a girl from a serial rapist/killer. He has been in the newspaper and on t.v. But Kevin doesn't think he deserves any of this special attention, because of the circumstances surrounding this rescue.
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Apr 18, 2010
Jennifer
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Kevin is a hero. He saved a popular girl, Leah, from getting raped and murdered, and if that wasn't good enough, the person he saved her from is a serial killer. So, Kevin went from a fool that tried to not really get noticed to the center of attention. In school, everyone wants to be his friend and sit next to him. He is even given a pretty good deal on a car from the mayor of the town, who also owns the car dealership. Only, Kevin doesn't feel like a hero. Actually, he is keeping a secre
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Mar 05, 2009
Claire
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Nothing But the Truth (AVI) meets Silent to the Bone (Konisburg). meets The Gospel According to Larry (Tasjian). Kevin is hailed as a hero when he saves Leah from a serial killer, only he knows how he happened to be 'on the scene' when he really does rise to the necessity of the occasion and truly save Leah. In the course of the ensuing adulation and scrutiny by his community, scoop seeking reporters most especially, Kevin's patriotism is challenged. He is nudged to carefully consider personal f
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Jul 10, 2009
Heather
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Rating B+
Review In the opening paragraphs of this book Lyga is setting up a scenario in which Kross says he's a "Before" picture--ugly smile, bad teeth, bad skin, scrawny physique--which is a set up for the first 85-90% of the book where Kross does some serious self-loathing. And, in my estimation, the self loathing isn't completely off base (nor does Lyga want it to be).
Plot: The plot of this book was good--not a lot of "action" per se, which I think a fair More...
Review In the opening paragraphs of this book Lyga is setting up a scenario in which Kross says he's a "Before" picture--ugly smile, bad teeth, bad skin, scrawny physique--which is a set up for the first 85-90% of the book where Kross does some serious self-loathing. And, in my estimation, the self loathing isn't completely off base (nor does Lyga want it to be).
Plot: The plot of this book was good--not a lot of "action" per se, which I think a fair More...
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Jul 01, 2011
Mary
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This book made me remember those long ago high school days(10 years already?) when my homeroom teacher would say "now everyone who loves our country can stand and say the pledge" and glare at me, and I would just stand there silent. And when the rest of the musical cast ostracized me because I wouldnt sing the national anthem in the green room. And when they had the petition to keep my picture out of the yearbook. And when they kicked me out of the Christian club. And when they tried t
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Aug 21, 2010
Ryan
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Kevin, a smart high school kid with C-grades and a group of friends called The Fool's Council, saves another student from a serial killer.
All of a sudden he's a hero and a nondescript kid nobody paid attention to is getting high fives in the hall and mayoral speeches. Oh, but if they all knew why he was there to save Leah that day--Leah, the object of his obsession....He was following her and videotaping her--I don't think it is a spoiler to give that away as it is obvious from the get-go More...
All of a sudden he's a hero and a nondescript kid nobody paid attention to is getting high fives in the hall and mayoral speeches. Oh, but if they all knew why he was there to save Leah that day--Leah, the object of his obsession....He was following her and videotaping her--I don't think it is a spoiler to give that away as it is obvious from the get-go More...
Nov 29, 2009
Sydney
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This book is about a boy named Kevin Ross who saves another girl, Leah, from being medicated, raped, and murdered by a rapist known as 'The Surgeon' because he was a doctor, and and medicated his victms.
I learned about this book on my own. It was in my teacher's library, and I was looking for an intresting book to read, within a short amount of time. I think the author wanted us to take away from the book what the meaning of a hero is. There is a lot of different ways to thin More...
I learned about this book on my own. It was in my teacher's library, and I was looking for an intresting book to read, within a short amount of time. I think the author wanted us to take away from the book what the meaning of a hero is. There is a lot of different ways to thin More...
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Oct 20, 2010
Kross, or Kevin Ross, is making it into all the headlines. It all begins when he became a hero for saving Leah from a murder and rapist. Kross gets all kinds of recognition and awards for his heroic act. His father, a military man, encourages him to get rid of all the ribbon and awards because that is not what being a hero is about. Unfortunately that is caught by the media as well. It doesn’t turn out in Kross’ favor.
This story will make readers contemplate what is meant by r More...
This story will make readers contemplate what is meant by r More...
May 06, 2009
Barbara
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After Kevin Ross saves Leah Muldoon from a serial killer known as The Surgeon everyone calls him a hero and wants a piece of him, the news media, the mayor, everybody. Kross, as he’s known by his friends in the Council of Fools, was on a national news program, the school had an assembly honoring him, and he received a $30,000 reward; and all because he happened to be at the library when Leah was attacked. He wonders what people would think if they knew the real reason he was in the right place a
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Jun 28, 2011
Darci
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Wow. I can sum up Hero Type in that one word.
Now, I am not what you would call patriotic or political, so this book was not the most appealing to me. With that being said, I am SO glad I read it. This book makes you think. REALLY think. I learned so much from Hero Type. It's incredible. I mean, I don't necessarily say the Pledge of Alligiance everyday anymore because I didn't really see the point. Like Kevin talked about in the book, we did it just because its what was expected of u More...
Now, I am not what you would call patriotic or political, so this book was not the most appealing to me. With that being said, I am SO glad I read it. This book makes you think. REALLY think. I learned so much from Hero Type. It's incredible. I mean, I don't necessarily say the Pledge of Alligiance everyday anymore because I didn't really see the point. Like Kevin talked about in the book, we did it just because its what was expected of u More...
Nov 03, 2009
Lindsay
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Hero Type
By Barry Lyga
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin company
# of Pager: 290
Age Rating: +13
My Rating: 4 Stars
Synopsis:
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 More...
By Barry Lyga
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin company
# of Pager: 290
Age Rating: +13
My Rating: 4 Stars
Synopsis:
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 More...
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Mar 27, 2010
Anita
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I really like Barry Lyga. I don't hear much about him or his books from any of the other "circles" I seem to hang out in, but his books to me are really good for their genre (Young Adult). He deals with troubled teens in his books, although in Hero Type, I'd say he was more normal than troubled, he had just done some things he wasn't very proud of.
Anyway, I really enjoy reading these books. They read very believable as if you are listening to a teenager's mind. I love h More...
Anyway, I really enjoy reading these books. They read very believable as if you are listening to a teenager's mind. I love h More...
Feb 01, 2012
I am currently reading "Hero Type," which is about a teenage guy who had saved one of his classmate's life and now he is being praised for it, but he is also having to deal with his strong feelings of guilt and fear because no one but him knows why he was at the right place at the right time. Everyone in his small town is looking up him, calling him a hero, and even going to such heights as to making highway signs that read "Our Hero Kevin." Kevin now has to not only continue
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Mar 30, 2009
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 ex
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Jun 08, 2009
Ragan
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This book was a good story about working though guilt by finding something you can be proud of and turning away from sin. The main character's friends and their pranks are really crude. If it wasn't for the crude parts I would give this book 4 stars, but I did like that towards the end the main character was beginning to understand and want to move away from that kind a behavior. This book isn't for everyone, but it would be good for anyone who is struggling with guilt and trying to figure o
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Feb 15, 2009
Kricket
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kevin saved leah's life- but why was he in the right place at the right time?
so the mayor gives him a sweet deal on a car- but the car comes with a couple of those magnetic 'support the troops' ribbons. kevin's dad, who served in the military, makes kevin take them off. a reporter sees, and kevin the hero is suddenly no longer a hero, even though he still tackled that serial killer who was about to rape leah.
ever so slightly preachy after kevin takes on his crusade to mak More...
so the mayor gives him a sweet deal on a car- but the car comes with a couple of those magnetic 'support the troops' ribbons. kevin's dad, who served in the military, makes kevin take them off. a reporter sees, and kevin the hero is suddenly no longer a hero, even though he still tackled that serial killer who was about to rape leah.
ever so slightly preachy after kevin takes on his crusade to mak More...
Mar 10, 2009
orangerful
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I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars...that's more how I feel about it. There are almost too many plots and subplots going on...
In 'Hero Type' by Barry Lyga, Kevin goes from favorite son to outcast overnight when he stops the attack on the town sweetheart Leah. Everyone in Brookdale loves him and the mayor of the town practically gives him a car. The car is fine, but the mayor slaps on two "Support Our Troops" ribbons to the back of the trunk. When Kevin arrives at ho More...
In 'Hero Type' by Barry Lyga, Kevin goes from favorite son to outcast overnight when he stops the attack on the town sweetheart Leah. Everyone in Brookdale loves him and the mayor of the town practically gives him a car. The car is fine, but the mayor slaps on two "Support Our Troops" ribbons to the back of the trunk. When Kevin arrives at ho More...
Mar 07, 2009
Rebekah
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I'm hoping it turns out not to be too inflammatory for next month's teen book club...
and now that I've read it:
Eh, I guess for some kid somewhere out in the sticks who's never thought about thinking for himself, this book might be revelatory. But as one teen reader put it, the book is too "message-y." The story's pretty good, but the author spends too many pages expounding upon really self-evident ideas. I think teenagers are smart enough not to need this stu More...
and now that I've read it:
Eh, I guess for some kid somewhere out in the sticks who's never thought about thinking for himself, this book might be revelatory. But as one teen reader put it, the book is too "message-y." The story's pretty good, but the author spends too many pages expounding upon really self-evident ideas. I think teenagers are smart enough not to need this stu More...
