The novel Hero by Perry Moore is fill with suspense and excitement. It’s an can't put it down book making you turn page after page. I would like to recommend for you to read this book. This novel talks about superheroes in particularly, the protagonist Thom Creed. Thom who is just a teenager is just unfolding the world of manhood. Thom is surrounded by heroes, villains, and The League, an organization of superheroes. The disappearance of his mother leaves Thom with his father, Hal. Thom tries his best to please his father while keeping two deepest secrets to himself. Which are his "super powers" and that he is a homosexual, gay. Hal, Thom’s dad, is known as “Major Might” one of the best heroes in the League and a unique superhero because he had no “super powers”, he relied more on his strength and his intellectual mind to save the day. The mystery of Hal past made him retired from the League, because all the rumors and the people saying he was a disgrace to the League. Thom Creed, son of a disgraced League superhero, is asking to try out for their organization, The League. He then decides to hide this from his father that he is a probationary superhero, knowing that Thom himself is hiding more secrets from his father. This secret of being a homosexual is the one Thom believes will shame his father far more than the League's invitation to be part of The League. Thom Creed is struggling with his homosexuality, but he's also emotionally struggling with the disappearance of his mother, the need for pleasing his father, and his desire to prove himself to the world weather his gay or not that he could be a great superhero.
Areli Flores
Areli Flores