The Shadow Hero
by Yang, Gene Luen
BCCB Blue Ribbon BookSLJ Best BookGraphic Novels/Comics & CartoonsHeroesAsian PeopleYALSA Popular PaperbacksJunior Library Guild SelectionAlcohol, Drug, & Substance Use
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AR Book Level
3.2
AR Points
1
Word Count
10,692
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
166176 EN
About this book
In the Chinese neighborhood of San Incendio, Hank's mother wants him to become a superhero. Hank is not interested, until gangsters threaten his father's grocery. The plot contains sexual references, violence, and negative stereotypes.