Hero

9781423101956

1423101952

Thom Creed is used to being on his own.& Even as a highschool basketball star, he has to keep his distance because of his father.& Hal Creed had once been one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of The League--until the Wilson Towers incident.& After that Thom's mother disappeared and his proud father became an outcast. & The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to disappoint his father.& So& Thom keeps two secrets from him: & First is that he's gay.& The second is that he has the power to heal people.& Initially, Thom had trouble controlling his powers.& But& with trail and error he improves, until he& gets so good that he catches the attention of the League and is asked to join.& Even though he knows it would kill his dad, Thom can't resist.& When he joins the League, & he meets a motely crew of other heroes, including & tough-talking Scarlett, who has the power of fire from growing up near a nuclear power plant; Typhoid Larry, who makes everyone sick by touching them, but is actually a really sweet guy; and wise& Ruth, who has the power to see the future.& Together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover& a plot to kill the superheroes. & Along the way, Thom falls in love, and discovers the difficult truth about his parents' past.& This is a moving, funny, and wonderfully& original novel that shows that things are not always what they seem, and love can be found inthe& unlikeliest of places.&