Books with title A Hero Like You

2020 Nominee - Amelia Bloomer List & Winner of the 2019 Eureka! Gold Awards There's more to being a boy than sports, feats of daring, and keeping a stiff upper lip. A Boy Like You encourages every boy to embrace all the things that make him unique, to be brave and ask for help, to tell his own story and listen to the stories of those around him. In an age when boys are expected to fit into a particular mold, this book celebrates all the wonderful ways to be a boy.

Justin Gibson is nearly 9 years old and he has an embarrassing problem. He doesn’t always know when he needs to go to the bathroom and sometimes dirties his underwear. His doctor says he has encopresis, but he calls it Sneaky Poop.At home his Mom and Dad have to tell him when he needs to change his pants, and his best friend Olivia tells him when he has an accident at school. With her help he has managed to keep his problem a secret from everyone else in his class. Until the day when he messes himself in assembly and the boy sitting next to him smells what he has done...This story has been specially written for boys aged from 8 to 12 years who have problems using the bathroom and soil their underwear, and anyone who wants to learn about living with encopresis. The author had soiling problems as a child and often messed his pants until he was 11.For more information please go to www.bigredsock.comAlso available: A Girl Like YouFor children aged 5 to 8 who withhold their poop and soil their underwear:Help! I Poop My Pants - For BoysHelp! I Poop My Pants - For Girls

They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who I’m supposed to save, but I know who saved me. We were kids. His name was Christopher. And up until the day he pulled me from death’s grip, he was nothing more than a boy I felt sorry for. In a blink of an eye, he became the only person who made me feel safe.And then he disappeared. Now I’m seventeen. I’m not a kid anymore. I haven’t been for years. While death didn’t take me that day, the things that happened left me with scars—the kind that robbed me of everything I once loved and drove me into darkness. But more than anything else, that day—and every day since—has taken away my desire to dream. I wasn’t going to have hope. I wouldn’t let myself wish. Those things—they weren’t for girls like me. That’s what I believed…until the new boy. He’s nothing like the old boy. He’s taller and older. His hair is longer, and his body is lean—strong and ready for anything. I don’t feel sorry for him. And sometimes, I hate him. He challenges me. From the moment I first saw him standing there on the baseball field, he pushed me—his eyes constantly questioning, doubting…daring. Still, something about him—it feels…familiar. He says his name is Wes. But I can’t help but feel like he’s someone else. Someone from my past. Someone who’s come back to save me.This time, though, he’s too late. Josselyn Winters, the girl he once knew, is gone. I am the threat; I am my worst enemy. And he can’t save me from myself.

Justin Gibson is nearly 9 years old and he has an embarrassing problem. He doesn’t always know when he needs to go to the bathroom and sometimes dirties his underwear. His doctor says he has encopresis, but he calls it Sneaky Poop.At home his Mom and Dad have to tell him when he needs to change his pants, and his best friend Olivia tells him when he has an accident at school. With her help he has managed to keep his problem a secret from everyone else in his class. Until the day when he messes himself in assembly and the boy sitting next to him smells what he has done...This story has been specially written for boys aged from 8 to 12 years who have problems using the bathroom and soil their underwear, and anyone who wants to learn about living with encopresis. The author had soiling problems as a child and often messed his pants until he was 11.For more information please go to www.bigredsock.comAlso available:A Girl Like YouFor children aged 5 to 8 who withhold their poop and soil their underwear:Help! I Poop My Pants - For BoysHelp! I Poop My Pants - For Girls

2020 Nominee - Amelia Bloomer ListWinner of the 2019 Eureka! Gold AwardsWinner of Best of 2019 Kids Books - Future Classics CategoryThere's more to being a boy than sports, feats of daring, and keeping a stiff upper lip. A Boy Like You encourages every boy to embrace all the things that make him unique, to be brave and ask for help, to tell his own story and listen to the stories of those around him. In an age when boys are expected to fit into a particular mold, this book celebrates all the wonderful ways to be a boy.

They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who I’m supposed to save, but I know who saved me. We were kids. His name was Christopher. And up until the day he pulled me from death’s grip, he was nothing more than a boy I felt sorry for. In a blink of an eye, he became the only person who made me feel safe. And then he disappeared. Now I’m seventeen. I’m not a kid anymore. I haven’t been for years. While death didn’t take me that day, the things that happened left me with scars—the kind that robbed me of everything I once loved and drove me into darkness. But more than anything else, that day—and every day since—has taken away my desire to dream. I wasn’t going to have hope. I wouldn’t let myself wish. Those things—they weren’t for girls like me. That’s what I believed…until the new boy. He’s nothing like the old boy. He’s taller and older. His hair is longer, and his body is lean—strong and ready for anything. I don’t feel sorry for him. And sometimes, I hate him. He challenges me. From the moment I first saw him standing there on the baseball field, he pushed me—his eyes constantly questioning, doubting…daring. Still, something about him—it feels…familiar. He says his name is Wes. But I can’t help but feel like he’s someone else. Someone from my past. Someone who’s come back to save me. This time, though, he’s too late. Josselyn Winters, the girl he once knew, is gone. I am the threat; I am my worst enemy. And he can’t save me from myself.

Justin Gibson is nearly 9 years old and he has an embarrassing problem. He doesn’t always know when he needs to go to the toilet and sometimes dirties his pants. His doctor says he has encopresis, but he calls it Sneaky Poo.At home his Mum and Dad have to tell him when he needs to change his pants, and his best friend Olivia tells him when he has an accident at school. With her help he has managed to keep his problem a secret from everyone else in his class. Until the day when he messes himself in assembly and the boy sitting next to him smells what he has done...This story has been specially written for boys aged from 8 to 12 years who have problems using the toilet and soil their underwear, and anyone who wants to learn about living with encopresis. The author had soiling problems as a child and often messed his pants until he was 11.For more information please go to www.bigredsock.comAlso available: A Girl Like YouFor children aged 5 to 8 who withhold their poo and soil their pants:Help! I Poo My Pants - For BoysHelp! I Poo My Pants - For Girls

You Are A Hero encourages children to explore and identify their personal strengths. Children and adults will appreciate the message that everybody is important and valuable just the way they are. Using simple language and bright colorful illustrations, this book champions the idea that big or small, quiet or loud, ALL strengths are important! Kids will be inspired to see themselves as powerful people (heroes!) with valuable strengths they can use to help make the world a safe, kind, and interesting place for EVERYONE!

You Are A Hero encourages children to explore and identify their personal strengths. Children and adults will appreciate the message that everybody is important and valuable just the way they are. Using simple language and bright colorful illustrations, this book champions the idea that big or small, quiet or loud, ALL strengths are important! Kids will be inspired to see themselves as powerful people (heroes!) with valuable strengths they can use to help make the world a safe, kind, and interesting place for EVERYONE!

I have to admit I was glad to see the cops. By the time they showed up, we were almost out of rotten fruit and veggies we'd been using and ammunition. It was exactly like TV when the cops arrive just in time. More than anything, Kris Higgins wants his life to be exciting, just like those of the people he sees on TV. The guys are always cool and heroic and the girls beautiful and mysterious. But most appealing of all are the sitcoms, which always show parents who are perfect and loving and involved with their kids. Kris's own parents could learn a lot from them...