Just Another Hero (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416907008)

Jericho, November, Arielle, and their friends must step up big time to prevent a deadly school tragedy in this harrowing conclusion to Sharon M. Draper's Jericho Trilogy.

Arielle Gresham, disliked and mistrusted by most of the students at her school, has a secret past, an unbelievably complicated present, and a shaky future. But no one knows or cares because she has managed to alienate anyone who could help her. She tries to cope with problems at school, but difficulties at home almost break her spirit.

Then, as the school tries to deal with an outbreak of false fire alarms and a series of thefts, and Arielle discovers that one classmate is addicted to prescription drugs and another is a victim on vicious online bullying. Outward appearances are seldom what they seem to be--everyone is dealing with something, it's all a matter of how you deal with it, Arielle is figuring out.

But one kid can't, and as he starts to crack, could he take the school tumbling down with him?

A hero is needed. But what makes a hero?

Author: Sharon M. Draper
ISBN-10: 1416907009
ISBN-13: 9781416907008
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2009
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 132194 / Just Another Hero

Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2009 pg. 51
School Library Journal 07/01/2009 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 395 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 05/01/2010 pg. 78