description: Notable Children's Books (American Library Association) Best Books for Young Adults (American Library Association) 2005 Alberta Children's Book of the Year 2004 Editor's Choice, Kirkus Reviews (United States) 2004 California Top 10 Library Association 2004 Pennsylvania Top 10 Library Association Governor General's Literary Award 2004, finalist Thirteen-year-old Heck is a pretty normal kid with some artistic talent and a hyperactive imagination Life with his mother has been hand-to-mouth but not catastrophic He has a modest, passive support his best friend and some kindly acquaintances When he and his mother are evicted, she assumes he's staying with his friend Heck, confident of his own ability to get by and wanting to protect his mother from criticism, decides not to ask for help For the next few days he brushes up against a harsher reality than he anticipated He's hungry, broke, homeless and plagued by a toothache Heck has a series of encounters involving varying degrees of callousness, harshness, and risk He sustains himself (and the reader) with his wit, imagination and optimism As Heck faces the challenges of growing up on the streets - including drugs, pain, hunger, theft and homelessness - he must come to terms with his choices, his perceptions of himself, and his perceptions of others Heck Superhero is award-winning author Martine Leavitt's second foray into the world of today's urban teenager Heck is as real as Martine's other troubled teenager, Tom Finder (Red Deer Press, 2003) And, like Tom Finder, Heck must find the inner strength to face the truth
language: English
title: Heck Superhero
titlecomplete: Heck Superhero
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 260
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
publisher: Red Deer Press