The Hero Project by Robert Hatch

The Hero Project by Robert Hatch

For the first time, living legends andpopular heroes tell teens how theysurvived their adolescence When they were 11 and 14, respectively, brothers Robert and William Hatch embarked on anambitious project: to discover how many of their heroes dealt with the challenges of earlyadolescence. The result is The Hero Project, a fascinating collection of interviews with some of themost prominent names in sports, science, politics, entertainment, the arts, and religion. From dealing with bullies to overcoming health problems, feeling lonely and different to growing upin a broken home, what they thought of the world around them to their own heroes and role models,these luminaries share their candid recollections of life as a teen and offer young readers adviceon how to grow up to be heroes themselves. In addition to the interviews, each chapter contains abrief biography of the selected interviewee, along with the fascinating back story of how the brothersmade contact with the hero in question. Heroes of The Hero Project: Pete Seeger, Madeleine L’Engle, Florence Griffith Joyner,Jimmy Carter,Orson Scott Card,Yo Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell,Carroll Spinney, Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong andLinda Kelly Armstrong, Steven Wozniak, Dolores Huerta,and Jackie Chan

Robert Hatch is the fifth of six children. He is a hard-core reader, preferring fantasy and science fiction. Rob is 16, participates in Lincoln-Douglas style high school debate and works part time doing national telephone surveys. William Hatch is now 22 and living in Bozeman, Montana with his wife, Julia. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his dog, Doja. Will is studying English at the University of Montana. In the years since he turned the heroes project over to Rob, Will has made a living by being a pastry chef, a sous chef, a line cook, restaurant manager, in home construction, yard maintenance and repair, and now manages a landscaping crew.

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ISBN 13	9780071449045
ISBN 10	0071449043
Titel	The Hero Project
Autor	Robert Hatch
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-11-16
Seitenanzahl	208
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