Herc Beal, a seventh grader, is assigned to complete the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, making discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way.

Format: Hardback
Length: 347 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt comes a heartwarming and humorous novel that follows the tradition of "The Wednesday Wars." In this tale, a seventh-grade student named Herc Beal is tasked with completing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and along the way, he discovers valuable lessons about friendship, community, and himself. Despite being the smallest kid in his class, Herc is determined to take on this challenge and prove himself. With the help of newfound friends, both human and animal, Herc embarks on a journey to complete the labors, learning valuable lessons along the way. While Hercules completed his labors alone, Herc begins to realize that he may not have to go it alone.

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of "The Wednesday Wars"

In this novel, a seventh-grade student named Herc Beal is tasked with completing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life. Despite being the smallest kid in his class, Herc is determined to take on this challenge and prove himself. With the help of newfound friends, both human and animal, Herc embarks on a journey to complete the labors, learning valuable lessons along the way. While Hercules completed his labors alone, Herc begins to realize that he may not have to go it alone.

Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod—and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc figures out how to take his first steps along the road that the great Hercules himself once walked. Soon, new friends, human and animal, are helping him. And though his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt comes a heartwarming and humorous novel that follows the tradition of "The Wednesday Wars." In this tale, a seventh-grade student named Herc Beal is tasked with completing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and along the way, he discovers valuable lessons about friendship, community, and himself. Despite being the smallest kid in his class, Herc is determined to take on this challenge and prove himself. With the help of newfound friends, both human and animal, Herc embarks on a journey to complete the labors, learning valuable lessons along the way. While Hercules completed his labors alone, Herc begins to realize that he may not have to go it alone.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 148 x 217 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780358659631