HERO

A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a A Dog Called Homeless.

Leo feels invisible – at school and at home. When he’s not doing homework with his one friend, George, Leo spends most of his time in his imagination. It’s easy to feel brave if he’s pretending to be a gladiator. When an accident at school brings Leo overnight fame he likes being centre of attention, for once. But then Leo finds himself doing things he knows are wrong, just to impress his new ‘friends’. And George no longer wants to be friends with a liar.

Disaster strikes when a meteor hits the town. A little dog belonging to Leo’s neighbour is missing and Leo knows he must be trapped. If Leo can bring the dog home, can he make it up to the people he’s hurt? Can he be a real hero? An extraordinary story about discovering what makes a true friend, and a true hero.

Sarah has worked as a page-planner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before completing an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester. A Dog Called Homeless was winner of the prestigious Schneider Middle Award in the US.