I have just started the book Hero, by Perry Moore. It is about a boy, Thom Creed, who is a basketball star at his high school. His father, Hal, has gone to all of Thom's games. But there is something else about Hal: he is a retired superhero and he has the scars to prove it. During one of Thom's games, another boy pops Thom right in the eye. The confusing thing is that he gave a wink to Thom to prove that he did it on purpose. Thom vaguely has a recalls seeing the same boy previously. He thinks about the time when people broke into his house. Thom had been resting on the couch because he had just gotten knee surgery. His father was not there at the moment. Thom had been watching TV when all of a sudden, the back door blasted open. The burglars started going through the house, looking for valuables. One of the criminals had found the boy on the couch and pointed a gun at him. This was when they realized that this was the house of a superhero. Right when the burglar was about to shoot, BAM, Thom's dad had entered the room to save the day! A few days later, Thom decided to make a difference in society by becoming a mentor for little kids in a tutor-mentor program.
I chose this book to read because I am quite interested in the superhero world. The book is amazing, so far, but I just know that it will get much better. I can relate to Thom Creed because we both are in high school, even though we share a major difference: his father was a superhero. As I read the book, I think of how different life would be if my father was a superhero. I get more and more interested as I turn each page. I cannot wait to see exactly what will happen next in the chronicles of Thom Creed and his dad.