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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

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Availability:In StockContributor:Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Editor)Publish date:2021-01-05Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Children's BooksISBN-13:9780525646334ISBN-10:525646337UPC:9780525646334Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Short Stories, SuperheroesBook Topic:Adolescence & Coming of AgeSize:7.70 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCK9YQZRJQ
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

"As with the two previous anthologies from We Need Diverse Books, this collection admirably succeeds in making available to all readers a wider and more representative range of American voices and protagonists." --The Washington Post
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Children's BooksISBN-13:9780525646334ISBN-10:525646337UPC:9780525646334Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Short Stories, SuperheroesBook Topic:Adolescence & Coming of AgeSize:7.70 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCK9YQZRJQ
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is the author of 8th Grade Superzero, which was named an ILA Notable Book for a Global Society and an NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. She also writes nonfiction, including Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow and Someday Is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins. She is the coauthor of the middle-grade novel Two Naomis, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and is a Junior Library Guild Selection, and its sequel, Naomis Too. She is a member of the Brown Bookshelf and the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books. She has contributed to numerous anthologies for children, teens, and educators; holds an MA in education; and writes frequently on literacy-related topics for Brightly. Visit her online at olugbemisolabooks.com.
Publisher: Random House Children's Books

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