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The hero next door / edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780525646303
  • 0525646302
  • 9780525646310
  • 0525646310
  • 9780525646334
  • 0525646337
Contained works:
  • Williams-Garcia, Rita. Minnows and zombies
  • Smith, Ronald L. 1959- One wish
  • Park, Linda Sue. Assist
  • Khan, Hena. Home
  • Giles, L. R. Ellison's cornucopia
  • Subramaniam, Suma. Rescue
  • Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- Save
  • Medina, Juana, 1980- Abuelos, two bright minds
  • Jung, Mike. Thrown
  • Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Girl's best friend
  • Oh, Ellen. Everly's otherwordly dilemma
  • Palacio, R. J. Reina Madrid
  • Alexander, William 1976- Go fish
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Foreword / by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich -- Minnows and zombies / by Rita Williams-Garcia -- One wish / by Ronald L. Smith -- The assist / by Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin -- Home / by Hena Khan -- Ellison's cornucopia: a Logan County story / by Lamar Giles -- Rescue / by Suma Subramaniam -- The save / by Joseph Bruchac -- Los abuelos, two bright minds / by Juana Medina -- Thrown / by Mike Jung -- A girl's best friend / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Everly's otherworldly dilemma / by Ellen Oh -- Reina Madrid / by R.J. Palacio -- Go fish / by William Alexander.
Summary: A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.
List(s) this item appears in: Short Stories
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction Rhuday-P Olugbemi Available 33111009382355
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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

"With We need diverse books"--Cover.

A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.

Foreword / by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich -- Minnows and zombies / by Rita Williams-Garcia -- One wish / by Ronald L. Smith -- The assist / by Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin -- Home / by Hena Khan -- Ellison's cornucopia: a Logan County story / by Lamar Giles -- Rescue / by Suma Subramaniam -- The save / by Joseph Bruchac -- Los abuelos, two bright minds / by Juana Medina -- Thrown / by Mike Jung -- A girl's best friend / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Everly's otherworldly dilemma / by Ellen Oh -- Reina Madrid / by R.J. Palacio -- Go fish / by William Alexander.

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