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They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth
Contributor(s): Hernandez, Daniel (Author), Rubin, Susan Goldman (With)
ISBN: 1442462280     ISBN-13: 9781442462281
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012019829
Lexile Measure: 930
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Geographic Orientation - Arizona
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 156577
Reading Level: 7.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Daniel Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir.

"I don't consider myself a hero," says Daniel Hernandez. "I did what I thought anyone should have done. Heroes are people who spend a lifetime committed to helping others."

When Daniel Hernandez was twenty years old, he was working as an intern for U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. On January 8, 2011, during a "Congress on Your Corner" event, Giffords was shot. Daniel Hernandez's quick thinking saved Giffords's life until the paramedics arrived and took her to the hospital. Hernandez's bravery and heroism has been noted by many, including President Barack Obama.

But while that may have been his most well-known moment in the spotlight, Daniel Hernandez, Jr., is a remarkable individual who has already accomplished much in his young life, and is working to achieve much more. This memoir explores Daniel's life, his character, and the traits that a young person needs to rise above adversity and become a hero like Daniel.


Contributor Bio(s): Hernandez, Daniel: - Daniel Hernandez is a 2012 graduate of the University of Arizona who is credited with having saved the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords during the shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011, when he was an intern assisting the congresswoman with a constitutional event. He served as a member of the City of Tucson Commission on LGBT Issues, and is currently on the governing board of the Sunnyside Unified School District, where he attended public schools. He is dedicated to education advocacy and civic engagement. He is the author of They Call Me a Hero. Visit him at DanielHernandezJr.org.Rubin, Susan Goldman: - Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of more than fifty books for young readers. One of her recent titles, Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein, was a finalist for the 2012 YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction and won the 2012 Sydney Taylor Award for Older Readers. She lives in Malibu, California.