avg_rating: 3.79
name: Ruth   Freeman
about: Ruth Freeman's most recent novel,  How to Save a Superhero, for 8-12 year olds, is the story of Addie who hangs out at a retirement home waiting for her mother to get off work. The newest resident, Mr. Norris, is a grumpy old guy who, it turns out, could be a real...no, a REAL superhero? Or he could have dementia. Addie discovers that maybe the best way to save a superhero is to help him be the superhero he never was!Ruth's previous novel was  One Good Thing About America, inspired by her work teaching English to students new to the U.S. Previously, she had four nonfiction picture books published, histories of beds, hairstyles, candy and underwear, She grew up outside of Philadelphia and now lives happily in Maine. Ruth Freeman's most recent novel,  How to Save a Superhero, for 8-12 year olds, is the story of Addie who hangs out at a retirement home waiting for her mother to get off work. The newest resident, Mr. Norris, is a grumpy old guy who, it turns out, could be a real...no, a REAL superhero? Or he could have dementia. Addie discovers that maybe the best way to save a superhero is to help him be the superhero he never was!Ruth's previous novel was  One Good Thing About America, inspired by her work teaching English to students new to the U.S. Previously, she had four nonfiction picture books published, histories of beds, hairstyles, candy and underwear, She grew up outside of Philadelphia and now lives happily in Maine. ...more