Publisher's Synopsis
Good grief! At some point, every kid dreams of how amazing it would be to become like the heroes he or she sees or reads about. As children age and mature, though, most decide that this dream is a fantasy to be abandoned. Inspired by the sacrifice told to him after his first day of high school, War(den) Elisha Brown decides that his dream of becoming a hero WILL NOT be abandoned!
Narrated by War reminiscing on his first semester of high school, assisting in the capturing of wanted killer, Dylann Zimmerman, see how achieving his dream and becoming a renowned hero places him--the lamest loser of his community--in a series of moral dilemmas.
While he gets the unfamiliar recognition, fame and popularity, the clothes and desired shoes, one of the most beautiful girlfriends of Falcon High School, and most of all, an opportunity to be what could pull his family out of the financial struggle they have for years endured, at what price does all this come?
Becoming War-Hero, War has to determine if all this is worth him finding out he has to do one of the most despicable things possible. To be seen by all as a hero or to actually be an overlooked, soon to be forgotten hero, this is the fork in the road that War finds himself at. What would you do?
Written by the author of award-winning As the Sun Smiles, C.L. Hodge provides A Simple War: The Tale of the Best Worst Hero, an inspiring read for children and adults of all ages.