A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a ‘A Dog Called Homeless’.A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a ‘A Dog Called Homeless’.Leo dreams about being a hero. In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life.When the boys at school dare Leo to do something he knows is wrong, he lets everybody down. How can he make things right again?A little dog called Jack Pepper is missing and it will take a true hero to find him and bring him home…Praise for Hero:‘A touching story which captures the pain of being an outsider.’ Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kidsPraise for Sarah Lean:"… beautifully written and moving without being mawkish. A talent to watch." – The Bookseller Buyers Guide"touching, reflective and lyrical.” – Sunday Times, Culture“Sarah Lean's graceful, miraculous writing will have you weeping one moment and rejoicing the next.” – Katherine Applegate, author of The One and Only IvanSarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset but now lives in Dorset with her husband, son and dog. She has worked as a page-planner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst various other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before returning to complete an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester. ‘A Dog Called Homeless’ was her first novel.• Special friendships. Extraordinary animals. Sarah Lean writes stories that will stay with you forever• “Sarah Lean weaves magic and emotion into beautiful stories.” Cathy Cassidy• From Sarah Lean, author of A Dog Called Homeless, a hit in 2012 with TCM sales in excess of 15,000 copies, and total sales of her titles at close to 30,000 copies• Check out Sarah’s dedicated author website here: www.sarahlean.co.uk• Supported with major marketing and PR campaign, reaching out to consumers and schools to continue to grow word of mouth recommendations for Sarah• Sarah’s profile will skyrocket in 2014, as she will be taking part in World Book Day, writing a story that will complement this title!
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