| ISBN |
9780062385604 (paperback) |
| 9780062385611 (hardback) |
| Title |
Heroes & villains / edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Laurie Halse Anderson, Cathy Camper and Raúl the Third, Sharon Creech, Jack Gantos, Christopher Healy, Deborah Hopkinson, Ingrid Law, Pam Muñnoz Ryan, Lemony Snicket, and Eugene Yelchin ; with illustrations by Jeff Stok. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
ix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Contents |
The villain's guide to being a hero / by Christopher Healy -- First crossing / by Pam Muñoz Ryan -- Need that dog / by Sharon Creech -- How I became stink Daley / by Deborah Hopkinson -- The wager / by Cathy Camper and Raúl the Third -- Kalash / by Eugene Yelchin -- General Poophead / by Laurie Halse Anderson -- The warrior and the knave / by Ingrid Law -- The hero of the story / by Lemony Snicket -- How my mother was arrested for murder / by Jack Gantos. |
| Summary |
Heroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters--with and without capes. Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good--or evil. |
| Target audience note |
Ages 8-12. |
| Subjects |
Superheroes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories, American |
| Children's stories |
| Genre |
Humorous fiction |
| Action and adventure fiction |
| Short stories |
| Other Names |
Scieszka, Jon editor. |
| Stokely, Jeff, 1988- illustrator. |
| Healy, Christopher, 1972- Villain's guide to being a hero |
| Ryan, Pam Muñoz. First crossing |
| Creech, Sharon. Need that dog |
| Hopkinson, Deborah. How I became stink Daley |
| Camper, Cathy. Wager |
| Yelchin, Eugene. Kalash |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse. General Poophead |
| Law, Ingrid, 1970- Warrior and the knave |
| Snicket, Lemony. Hero of the story |
| Gantos, Jack. How my mother was arrested for murder |
| Series |
Guys read 07. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
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Authors:
- Anderson, Laurie Halse. General Poophead .
- Camper, Cathy. Wager .
- Creech, Sharon. Need that dog .
- Gantos, Jack. How my mother was arrested for murder .
- Healy, Christopher, 1972- Villain's guide to being a hero .
- Hopkinson, Deborah. How I became stink Daley .
- Law, Ingrid, 1970- Warrior and the knave .
- Ryan, Pam Muñoz. First crossing .
- Scieszka, Jon .
- Snicket, Lemony. Hero of the story .
- Stokely, Jeff, 1988- .
- Yelchin, Eugene. Kalash .
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