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English Heroes: Fiction Titles With The Best Heroes!

Created for S Phillips. Examining the theme of heroes.

'The Fearless' by Emma Pass - A futuristic Sci-Fi Thriller!

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There is a drug that can make soldiers incredibly stronger, sharper, faster than their opponents. The down-side of this serum is the removal of all compassion, empathy, love and humanity. Society has become a desperate and fearsome place. 

Cass, the main character, has lost her family to the 'Fearless'. and her only kin, a young brother, Jori, has been captured by the enemy and must be rescued...

The Mortal Instruments Series

Mortal Instruments Series

Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Publication Year:
2007
Type:
Fiction (C LIB YA)
 
RID:
164118
ISBN:
9781416955078
Classification:
F CLA
Series:
The mortal instruments ; bk. 1

The Divergent Series - A movie release due in March 2014

Beatrice (Tris) is in a futuristic world in which citizens, select one of the five main factions, offered only to sixreen year old initiates, who will pledge the rest of their life to, by undergoing extreme tests of endurance. 

Beatrice has discovered something special about herself which she must keep secret, otherwise, it could mean death!

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson

  1. Percy Jackson
    Fictional Character
  2. Perseus "Percy" Jackson is the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and a protagonist in the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus, which are part of the Camp Half-Blood chronicles. Wikipedia 20 October, 2014.
     

Another Great Trilogy! Infernal Devices Series

 

 

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Call Number: F ROW

Summary: Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him - and Harry has already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil.

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Famous Heroines of YA Fiction

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What are the characteristics of strong fictional heroines in novels and movies? Go to this link below and list some of the strengths and weakness in the female heroes mentioned:

 

Let’s Talk About Fictional Kickass Heroines: Katniss, Xena, Buffy and More