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Genre:
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner
Publication:
Mar 13, 2008
Pages:
128
Books by William D. Smith
Becoming a Superhero takes readers (8 - 12) back to World War II and its aftermath, as they look inside the life of Billy Smith, a 10-year-old living in a Pennsylvania coal mining town. Billy decides he wants to become an American superhero, yet the choices he makes often have disastrous consequences. The story is a tale of morals and values. A first-person narrative of a young boy, caught between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of growing up. Each page is like having Grandpa tell stories of what life was like growing up “in the olden days. The story is semi-autobiographical, based on published poems of my childhood.
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Reasons to read my story -
1. It's about the choices we make about growing up.
2. A better reason. Some of those choices have serious consequences, like telling a different version of the truth to your Dad, or challenging your teacher by writing made up answers in arithmetic.
3. You can share Billy's "first" experiences: back-yard fight, soap-box race, two-story spanking, visit to a coal mine, invention, school dance, and the first kid on his principal's retention list.
4. A serious reason: Billy's grandmother gets blown up. Imagine that.
5. A silly reason: Billy goes night fishing in an outhouse at camp.
6. A final reason: everyone loves a good story.
About William D. Smith
I am currently a college instructor teaching education and psychology courses at Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey. I am also available for school "Book Talk" presentations.
Becoming a Superhero takes readers (8 - 12) back to World War II and its aftermath, as they look inside the life of Billy Smith, a 10-year-old living in a Pennsylvania coal mining town. Billy decides he wants to become an American superhero, yet the choices he makes often have disastrous consequences. 
I am currently a college instructor teaching education and psychology courses at Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey. I am also available for school "Book Talk" presentations.