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The Trouble with Heroes
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Description
One summer.
46 mountain peaks.
A second chance to make things right.
Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines . . . until now.
Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing--he has to bring along the dead woman's dog.
In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September, they have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face.
Product details
| Published | 02 Mar 2027 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 9781547619429 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
| Dimensions | 210 x 140 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Take one drooling dog, add one pretty desperate kid, mix in mountains-a lot of mountains-sprinkle with unexpected cookie recipes and hard-nosed quirkiness, and let rise. You'll know it's finished when the generosity and hope and truth of this novel run over. Let it.
Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Gary D. Schmidt
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With astute intention and invention, each verse touches your soul and puts tears in your eyes--the kind of tears that comfort and heal.
Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author
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Split this story like a log, and you'll find concentric circles of metaphor and meaning on every page. There are passages that will gut you, and others that will leave you laughing out loud.
Nikki Grimes, award-winning author of ORDINARY HAZARDS
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Equal parts suspenseful adventure and heartrending emotion, this beautiful book will capture your heart.
Jasmine Warga, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A ROVER'S STORY and Newbery Honor-winning OTHER WORDS FOR HOME
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The Trouble with Heroes is a heartfelt, moving page-turner that tackles grief, loss, anger and redemption. Another Kate Messner triumph!
Dan Gemeinhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE MIDNIGHT CHILDREN and THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE
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The pitch-perfect tween voice spills out of the poetry with raw authenticity. Any tween who's ever lost someone, made bad choices, or felt unworthy of love will identify with Finn.
Kip Wilson, award-winning author of WHITE ROSE























