The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Seventh-grader Hercules Beal has to figure out how to fulfill his teacher's assignment of performing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and discovers important things about friendship, community, and himself along the way."--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of The Labors of Hercules Beal; Just Like That; National Book Award finalist Okay for Now; Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; and the Newbery Honor Book The Wednesday Wars. He lives in rural Michigan.

Summary

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way.
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.

Product details

• Authors: Gary D Schmidt, Gary D. Schmidt, Schmidt Gary D.
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9780358699255
• ISBN: 978-0-358-69925-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Weight: 225 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Ancient Greece, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman, Ancient Rome, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories