Something Like a Hero: Stories of Daring and Decision

by Kathryn Kupla

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886427038
• ISBN13: 9781886427037
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Merlyn's Pen
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Something like a Hero: stories of daring and decision

It does a reading and writing instructor some good to come across a volume like this! The stories contained in Something like a Hero offer the young adult reader models of excellent writing that is within their reach. The classic writing assignment, What makes a Hero? is given new life. Young (and old) readers are given the opportunity to peek behind the screen of composition and can uncover for themselves what constitutes "good writing." The text contains themes for reader's of all types: love and war, alienation, fitting in, peer pressure, as well as discovering one's true self. If everyone does indeed have a story to tell, this volume is a boon for writing and reading instructors everywhere. The dialog is crisp and believable; the settings authentic; and the action and storytelling are truly admirable. Something like a Hero is inspirational for young readers and writers alike.