Hero Type

By Barry Lyga

Subjects: Self-esteem, National Emblems, Single-parent families, Freedom of speech in fiction, Patriotism in fiction, Maryland, fiction, Single-parent families in fiction, Heroes and heroines, Heroes in fiction, High schools, Celebrities, National emblems, Heroes, Heroes, fiction, Patriotism, Schools, fiction, Fiction, Schools in fiction, Children's fiction, Freedom of speech, Single-parent families, fiction, High schools in fiction, School stories, Juvenile fiction, National emblems in fiction, Self-esteem in fiction, Celebrities in fiction, Self-esteem, fiction, Schools, Maryland in fiction

Description: Feeling awkward and ugly is only one reason sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he steps into the limelight to encourage people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean.