The Hero's Trail: True Stories of Young People to Inspire Courage, Compassion, and Hope, Newly Revised and Updated Edition

What is a hero? Using the metaphor of a hiking trail, bestselling author T. A. Barron discusses the great variety of heroes and brings them to life through their own stories: Some are well known, like Wilma Rudolph, Anne Frank, and Stephen Hawking. Yet most are "ordinary kids" who have made amazing choices: saved their siblings from a fire, struggled to stop prejudice at their school, helped raise money to build a well in an African village. This book will be invaluable to kids, parents, and educators who need role models for young people to look up to--and a new way to look at what a hero is.

Author: T. A. Barron
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 02/15/2007
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780142407608

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 64588 / Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2007 pg. 64

About the Author
T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic--soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.