49 pages 1 hour read

Mike Lupica

Hero

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

1.

Why does Zach feel the need to visit the site of the airplane crash that killed his father? How does the visit change him?

2.

What is Tom Harriman’s great weakness? Why is it a weakness? How does it get him killed?

3.

Explain why Zach’s family and others admire Senator Kerrigan. Explain also how Kerrigan’s campaign for US president is a memorial for Tom Harriman.