The Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Posted: Sep 10, 2008 00:10:09
The Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life
T. A. Barron
Puffin Books
c/o Penguin Young Reader's Group
345 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
www.penguin.com/youngreaders
IBSN 9780142407608, $6.99, 2007
Mr. Barron's book, "The Hero's Trail," showed me, a kid, how it is possible I can be a hero, too. He wrote stories and short biographies in this book about all sorts of heroes. His heroes come from fiction and from history, and many of them became a hero with just one act (like Pocahontas).
The chapter titled "Hero on the Spot" stood out the most to me. This told about people's heroic qualities and how it is possible to be a hero with one act. I ...
