Hero Worship



This is a superhero story for the post-punk era: Live fast, die young, and take over the world. Kirkus Reviews Marvin Maywood only wants one thing in life, to join the heroes of the Core. But he can't follow his dream because his powers are fed by fear, which is against the Core's standards. So he lives on the streets and watches the elite team of costumed crime fighters from afar. After Marvin performs an illegal act of heroism, he meets Roisin, one of the Core's heroes, and it seems like hischance to join the team has finally come. As she guides him through his tryout, he starts investigating some strange happenings within the Core. And when Marvin realizes that the idyllic hero life he imagined is a mask for the ugly reality lurking beneath it, he becomes caught in a corrupt web of secrets, lies, and death.

SPECIFICATIONS

Grade Level
7-12
Trim Size
5 1/4" x 8"
Page Count
240

Titles in This Series (Total of 1)

Book TitleISBN #CopyrightCDN ListDisc. %Disc. PriceStatus
Hero Worship97807387390902014 $15.0020%$12.00 Out of Print
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