Hero

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 be 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 .. An accident at school brings quiet, imaginative Leo to the attention of the popular crowd, but their expectations have him misbehaving and cause him to lose his best friend George, so when a neighbor's dog is trapped by a meteor strike Leo becomes a real hero in hopes of setting things right. An accident brings Leo to the attention of the popular crowd, but their expectations have him misbehaving and cause him to lose his friend, George. So when a dog is trapped by a meteor strike, Leo becomes a real hero in hopes of setting things right. The fourth extraordinary novel from the bestselling author of a 'A Dog Called Homeless'. Leo dreams about being a hero. In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life. When the boys at school dare Leo to do something he knows is wrong, he lets everybody down. How can he make things right again? A little dog called Jack Pepper is missing and it will take a true hero to find him and bring him home... Includes beautiful inside artwork from hugely talented illustrator, Gary Blythe. Leo droomt ervan om een held te zijn. Om bij een groep te mogen horen moet hij een opdracht doen. Als dat verkeerd afloopt, besluit hij op zoek te gaan naar een hondje dat vermist wordt. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar