The Trouble with Heroes By Kate Messner New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2025. Fiction. 356 pages. Most kids look forward to summer, knowing it's a few months they will have some free time for hobbies and relaxation. Finn, the main character in the book, is facing a different summer than most of the kids his age. While Finn was spending time in the local cemetery, dealing with his own grief, he vandalized the headstone of a woman. Finn wasn't aware of this fact, but the woman whose headstone he toppled, was well-known in his community for hiking all forty-six Adirondak Peaks. Her family decides that they will waive vandalism charges against Finn, if he agrees to hike all of the same mountains their mother loved. To meet the family's request, he has to hike all of the mountains during his summer break. This novel in verse was a lovely story. I found myself cheering for Finn to make amends, while totally understanding the grief and devastation that led him to b...
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