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Key ideas from the book
- Herc is challenged to recreate the mythical Hercules’s feats as a real-life school assignment.
- The story connects Greek mythology with the everyday world of a middle schooler on Cape Cod.
- Herc’s new friends, both human and animal, help him approach the challenge.
- The novel explores friendship, community, and learning to accept support.
- Herc’s experience helps him begin to find his own path.
About The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Seventh grader Herc Beal knows he is named after a mythical hero, but he does not feel much like one. At his new middle school, his homeroom teacher gives him a daunting assignment: recreate the legendary Hercules’s feats in real life. Herc is skeptical—Cape Cod has no Nemean Lion or Hydra to contend with.
As he works out how to begin, Herc misses his parents and wishes his older brother were around more. New friends, both human and animal, help him take on the challenge, and he starts to see that he may not have to face it alone.
This warm, witty middle-grade novel brings Greek mythology into a contemporary school assignment. It may appeal to readers interested in friendship, community, and a young person finding his own way through an intimidating task.
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