A soldier with no face, on a mission of vengeance after the Second World War. HEROES is now part of the Originals, showcasing Penguin's very best modern classics for young adults.
Tells a provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant. This book gets to the heart of human nature and the moral issues and choices we have to make.
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A soldier with no face, on a mission of vengeance after the Second World War. HEROES is now part of the Originals, showcasing Penguin's very best modern classics for young adults.
Tells a provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant. This book gets to the heart of human nature and the moral issues and choices we have to make.
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A soldier with no face, on a mission of vengeance after the Second World War. HEROES is now part of the Originals, showcasing Penguin's very best modern classics for young adults.A provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant. He is forced to confront his past - the youth leader he idolised and who betrayed him, and the girl he still loves. The book gets to the heart of human nature and the moral issues and choices we have to make.
Awards
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 1999
Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 1999
About the Author
Robert Cormier was a journalist and author, acclaimed for his young adult novels with their uncompromising examination of contemporary issues. His novels included the prize-winning THE CHOCOLATE WAR and I AM THE CHEESE. Robert Cormier lived all his life in Massachusetts, USA; he died in 2000 aged 75.
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