The Hero Next Door

ISBN-10: 0525646302
ISBN-13: 9780525646303
Author: Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola, Ed.
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: July 2019

Copyright: 2019

Page Count: 272

Series: We Need Diverse Books Anthologies

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$15.29
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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Guided Reading: Y
Lexile: 730L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.8
Accelerated Reader Points: 7.0

Booksource Subjects

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Superheroes *

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence

Description
From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another middle-grade short story collection--this one focused on exploring acts of bravery--featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including R. J. Palacio ( Wonder ), Rita Williams-Garcia ( One Crazy Summer ), Linda Sue Park ( A Long Walk to Water ), and many more. Not all heroes wear capes. Some heroes teach martial arts. Others talk to ghosts. A few are inventors or soccer players. They're also sisters, neighbors, and friends. Because heroes come in many shapes and sizes. But they all have one thing in common: they make the world a better place. Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this vibrant anthology features thirteen acclaimed authors whose powerful and diverse voices show how small acts of kindness can save the day. So pay attention, because a hero could be right beside you. Or maybe the hero is you. AUTHORS INCLUDE: William Alexander, Joseph Bruchac, Lamar Giles, Mike Jung, Hena Khan, Juana Medina, Ellen Oh, R. J. Palacio, Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ronald L. Smith, Rita Williams-Garcia, and short-story contest winner Suma Subramaniam