- Fiction, Gay men, Fathers and sons, Gay teenagers
Funny, exciting novel about a teenage boy growing up with two secrets: one, that he has superpowers - two, that he's gay. And he gets to save the world... Even though Thom Creed's a basketball star, his high school classmates keep their distance. They've picked up on something different about Thom. Plus, his father, Hal Creed, was one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of his time until a catastrophic event left him disfigured and an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And he's been asked to join the League -- the very organization of superheroes that disowned Hal. But joining the League opens up a new world to Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes, and together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes. This groundbreaking and widely acclaimed novel tells an unforgettable story about love, loss, and redemption.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Contemporary, classical in form, resolved and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- Perry Moore
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 432
- Publisher
- Hyperion Book CH, Hyperion, Corgi Childrens
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781407042169
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 6 have read it and 34 want to.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea 202479% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary.
Exit Strategy 201878% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
Memory 199677% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
Winter's Orbit 202175% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance 201275% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, resolved.
System Collapse 202375% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
Komarr 199875% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
Barrayar 199175% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, resolved.
Big Hero 6 201481% alikeFilm · Both contemporary, classical in form, resolved.
Iron Man 200880% alikeFilm · Both contemporary, classical in form, resolved.