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Standard Hero Behavior

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By John David Anderson
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Standard Hero Behavior
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Mason Quayle is a bard living in a town whose heroes have long since fled. No heroes no adventurous tales and nothing for a bard to write about. So when the opportunity arises for Mason to go on a reallife questa chance to be a hero himselfhe takes it. Following in the footsteps of his longvanished hero father, Mason and his best friend, Cowel, set out on a journey full of misadventure and runins with an unusual cast of characters, among them, a retired herocumshoesalesman, a somnambulist sword fighter, a swarm of unfriendly (and deadly) pixies, a wholesome young witch, and a werewolf hit man. They also stumble upon the answers to the questions that have haunted Mason for the past 10 years Where is his father? Why didnt he return to his family? Was he really a hero?

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77281 words77,281 words
288 pages288 pages
Lexile 900LLexile 900L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Published 2007Published 2007

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Hear it tendency Hear it conviction Hear it mender Hear it accent Hear it residence Hear it minor Hear it quotation Hear it cackle Hear it cove Hear it cancel Hear it bind Hear it bitter Hear it raw Hear it gravy Hear it groom Hear it margin Hear it gauge Hear it squeal Hear it pose Hear it slash Hear it flare Hear it lobe Hear it crisp Hear it plume Hear it unstable Hear it indicate Hear it insure Hear it discriminate Hear it desire Hear it bargain Hear it distributor Hear it slacken Hear it portal Hear it chamber Hear it recite Hear it potion Hear it flex Hear it mast Hear it instant Hear it transform Hear it spiraling Hear it toddle Hear it potential Hear it rejection Hear it brief Hear it dice Hear it cue Hear it sincere Hear it scrap Hear it plural Hear it pixie Hear it collage Hear it cruise Hear it frequent Hear it requirement Hear it squat Hear it span Hear it pantry Hear it diviner Hear it chronic Hear it shrink Hear it quill Hear it removal Hear it permanent Hear it forge Hear it graceful Hear it pry Hear it stake Hear it slop Hear it decent Hear it reassure Hear it brim Hear it dimension Hear it interior Hear it splotch Hear it drool Hear it poetic Hear it phony Hear it ideal Hear it glob Hear it motivate Hear it impulse Hear it significant Hear it duel Hear it persuasive Hear it goblin Hear it inherit Hear it sling Hear it torch Hear it revelation Hear it sympathy Hear it peach Hear it stump Hear it obvious Hear it phenomenal Hear it countless Hear it oversize Hear it dent Hear it massage Hear it anonymous
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Hear it concede Hear it conviction Hear it insole Hear it quotation Hear it cove Hear it discount Hear it carousing Hear it unadventurous Hear it unmanned Hear it formidable Hear it impale Hear it steed Hear it acquire Hear it posse Hear it margin Hear it somnambulist Hear it gauge Hear it coupon Hear it compensation Hear it pose Hear it skimp Hear it prissy Hear it phoniness Hear it modest Hear it lobe Hear it flax Hear it plume Hear it consistent Hear it narcoleptic Hear it mint Hear it generic Hear it uncap Hear it liberal Hear it regality Hear it prophesy Hear it flatter Hear it passable Hear it disinterest Hear it pacify Hear it beneficiary Hear it exportation Hear it parchment Hear it repel Hear it pertain Hear it wifeless Hear it relocate Hear it flourish Hear it luster Hear it crusade Hear it mutual Hear it chafe Hear it haggle Hear it husky Hear it hornless Hear it combative Hear it rejection Hear it lyre Hear it bready Hear it periodic Hear it chivalrous Hear it authentic Hear it banish Hear it smelter Hear it lessee Hear it sincere Hear it stencil Hear it scribe Hear it stale Hear it musclebound Hear it cannibal Hear it orangish Hear it uncompleted Hear it unshelled Hear it ungrateful Hear it mosey Hear it ballad Hear it refund Hear it span Hear it unremarkable Hear it apparel Hear it freelancer Hear it predictor Hear it spry Hear it finery Hear it semiannual Hear it chronic Hear it elaborate Hear it foresaw Hear it quill Hear it elegy Hear it idealistic Hear it mobility Hear it gambol Hear it bootstrap Hear it waver Hear it motive Hear it rambunctious Hear it suave Hear it pry Hear it commentary
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9780618759200

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