false 1251032 8 Thom Creed is used to being on his own. Even as a highschool basketball star, he has to keep his distance because of his father. Hal Creed had once been one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of The League--until the Wilson Towers incident. After that Thom's mother disappeared and his proud father became an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to disappoint his father. So Thom keeps two secrets from him: First is that he's gay. The second is that he has the power to heal people. Initially, Thom had trouble controlling his powers. But with trial and error he improves, until he gets so good that he catches the attention of the League and is asked to join. Even though he knows it would kill his dad, Thom can't resist. When he joins the League, he meets a motley crew of other heroes, including tough-talking Scarlett, who has the power of fire from growing up near a nuclear power plant; Typhoid Larry, who makes everyone sick by touching them, but is actually a really sweet guy; and wise Ruth, who has the power to see the future. Together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes. Along the way, Thom falls in love, and discovers the difficult truth about his parents' past. This is a moving, funny, and wonderfully original novel that shows that things are not always what they seem, and love can be found in the unlikeliest of places. 2034398 1 9 2007 Hero total:899|5:232|4:334|3:249|2:65|1:19| 899 3392 1537 267 5 7 false false Thu Jun 18 07:43:56 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 26 16:02:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 18 07:43:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 09 13:56:07 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 04 20:48:24 -0800 2009
The writing reminded me of problems I've had with some other YA novels. Everything is just a little too melodramatic, a ...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 15:48:30 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 10:23:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 17:24:50 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 18:01:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 04 07:54:43 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 17:24:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 22 06:19:01 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 20 20:12:39 -0700 2009 Hero, author Perry Moore demonstrates a superpower of his own: he can turn prose into lead.

Since Moore's intentions are admirable, it's tempting to gloss over the book's poor execution by praising it using plenty of qualifiers. ("Hero is the best YA novel featuring a gay teen sup...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 02:58:19 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 07:37:26 -0700 2008 yes please on that score. Writing-wi...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 14:05:02 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 02:52:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 19:13:48 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 20:26:32 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 00:02:50 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 15:57:26 -0800 2007 tear them apart. Hee, sorry. It really is that dramatic.

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Thom's father hates superheroes. Thom's father hates gay people. And Thom has two secrets that he has to keep his father from finding out.

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