The Hero Handbook
ISBN: 978-1-4338-2796-9Heroes take chances, do hard things, and sometimes even change the world. To become a hero, kids can surround themselves with supportive people, boost their self-esteem and self-awareness, find their passion, and have the courage make things happen.
This book shows them how to be the hero of their own story and discover their own hero journey. What makes a hero? Activists, advocates, allies, and friends. Sometimes heroes are our parents, teachers, or siblings. The truth is, heroes are inside everyone, and kids can and discover their inner hero, too!
Matt Langdon is the founder and chair of the Hero Construction Company, creator of the Hero Round Table (the world's leading conference on heroism), a board member of Dr. Philip Zimbardo's Heroic Imagination Project, and is a founding member of the Pop Culture Heroism Coalition. He has spoken to audiences across the United States, Europe, and Australia.
He lives in Bilbao, Spain. Visit him on Twitteropens in new window.
Exercises at the end of each chapter help readers explore the idea of power in the context of knowing oneself and confidently exercising kindness. A teen audience will find the chapter on the literary archetypes that friends often fulfill particularly entertaining…. A solid starting point of inspiration for school libraries looking to build a self-help section.
—School Library Journal
