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Thom Creed is used to being on his own. Even though he's a basketball star, his classmates keep their distance. They pick up on something different about Thom. Plus, he cant escape his father, Hal's, history as one of the greatest superheros of his time, until a catastrophic event left him disfigured and an outcast - and led to the disapperance of Thom's mother. The last thing in the world Thom wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like he has special powers. And that he's been asked to join the League - the very organization of superheroes that disowned Hal. The most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself, much less admit to anyone else... that he is gay. The central theme of this coming-of-age novel is one which any comic book-loving queer will instantly be able to relate to - the paradox of knowing you're special or different, and yet having to hide one's true identity. Written for everyone - young, old, straight, gay - the ultimate message is "be true to yourself", and the rest of your life, no matter how dark it may be, will fall in to place.
Paperback, 428 pages, Published 2007
Author: Perry Moore