True Heroes
A Treasury of Modern-day Fairy Tales Written by Best-selling Authors
By Ally Condie, Brandon Mull, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Jonathan Diaz, Shannon Hale | Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
About the book
This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen bestselling middle-grade authors including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie and Jennifer A. Nielsen-who have created original short stories, modern-day fairy tales, based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams and they are all cancer patients. Each short story is prefaced by a brief introductionary bio of the child and is accompanied by photographs of the child, fully costumed and digitally inserted into a background-A baker, a dancer, a superhero, a dragon fighter, a sports star, a princess and more- that makes them the hero of their own modern-day fairy tale story written by one of their favorite authors.
Editions of True Heroes
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9781629721033
- EBook
- ISBN 9781629733760
Read an Excerpt
This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen bestselling middle-grade authors including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie and Jennifer A. Nielsen-who have created original short stories, modern-day fairy tales, based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams and they are all cancer patients. Each short story is prefaced by a brief introductionary bio of the child and is accompanied by photographs of the child, fully costumed and digitally inserted into a background-A baker, a dancer, a superhero, a dragon fighter, a sports star, a princess and more- that makes them the hero of their own modern-day fairy tale story written by one of their favorite authors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is True Heroes about?
This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen bestselling middle-grade authors including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie and Jennifer A. Nielsen-who have created original short stories, modern-day fairy tales, based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams and they are all cancer patients. Each short story is prefaced by a brief introductionary bio of the child and is accompanied by photographs of the child, fully costumed and digitally inserted into a background-A baker, a dancer, a superhero, a dragon fighter, a sports star, a princess and more- that makes them the hero of their own modern-day fairy tale story written by one of their favorite authors.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in True Heroes?
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics > Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions
Where can I read a sample of True Heroes?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781629721033
How long is True Heroes and how many pages does it have?
True Heroes has 208 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book True Heroes?
Ally Condie, Brandon Mull, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Jonathan Diaz, Shannon Hale
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
True Heroes is available as altformat(ISBN 9781629721033) and ebook(ISBN 9781629733760)
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