The labors of Hercules Beal
(Media Player)
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Contributors:
Published:
Solon, Ohio : Playaway Products, LLC, [2023].
Format:
Media Player
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
1 audio media player (8 hr., 18 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Points: 12
Rating:
Grades 3 - 6.
Status:
Description
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh-grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life--and makes discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way. Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc figures out how to take his first steps along the road that the great Hercules himself once walked. Soon, new friends, human and animal, are helping him. And though his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Middlefield/Coe Juv Collection
JUV PLAYAWAY SCHMIDT
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9798822671706
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.5, 12 Points
Level 5.5, 12 Points
Notes
General Note
Title supplied by publisher.
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
General Note
Previously released by HarperCollins.
Participants/Performers
Performed by Fred Berman.
Description
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh-grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life--and makes discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way. Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc figures out how to take his first steps along the road that the great Hercules himself once walked. Soon, new friends, human and animal, are helping him. And though his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.
Target Audience
Grades 3 - 6.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Schmidt, G. D., & Berman, F. (2023). The labors of Hercules Beal. Unabridged. Playaway Products, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Schmidt, Gary D. and Fred, Berman. 2023. The Labors of Hercules Beal. Playaway Products, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Schmidt, Gary D. and Fred, Berman, The Labors of Hercules Beal. Playaway Products, LLC, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Schmidt, Gary D., and Fred Berman. The Labors of Hercules Beal. Unabridged. Playaway Products, LLC, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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