Headline

ISBN: 059570672X

Author: Ball, Stephen

Condition: New

Product Description Billy Winters is just your average Boston teenager. Well, maybe he likes comic book hero Red Valor a little too much, but that doesnt interfere with his fast-food job at BurgerLand or his current crush on beautiful redhead Isabelle Corbett. One fateful day, however, Billy becomes something better than average.A fire breaks out at BurgerLand, and Billy channels Red Valor to rescue a co-worker. He instantly becomes a media darling and is branded a hero. Billy basks in the limelight for as long as it lastswhich isnt long at all. People are moving on to the next big thing, the next headline, and Billy doesnt like it one bit.Billy knows hes been a hero all his life, and if people wont recognize that on their own, then hell just have to show them again.A mixture of drama, action, and suspense, Headline follows the paths of a troubled adolescent who will do anything for glory and the newspaperman who is responsible for Billys downward spiral. Inevitably the salvation of both their souls will come down to a single decision: an act of desperation and madness that will define true heroism. About the Author Avid comic book readerStephen Ball lives with his family in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of York University in Toronto with a BA in Fine Arts - Cultural Studies and a BA in English.