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Hercules Hero to Zero
Book Review
I love it when they make all the different facial expressions so we can see all of Hercules’ different feelings like guilty, shocked and innocent
This book was funny! And it was nice! I love how Hercules doesn’t give up and perseveres and gets rich in the end!
I don’t like that Hercules tries to steal from his mum, like steal a car and do naughty things sometimes! But it is quite funny.
My favourite part was when Hermes play all the pranks at camp. My favourite character is Hermes because he’s really funny, and a very good friend and clever too.
The illustrations are really good, and I love it when they make all the different facial expressions so we can see all of Hercules’ different feelings like guilty, shocked and innocent.
I would recommend this book to people who like get rich quick ideas and funny books and also people who like Greek mythology.
About the Book
Hercules Braver may seem like a regular kid, but he is (secretly) a Greek hero… His birth dad is Zeus himself! So, Herc’s life will no doubt be filled with GLORY. But what about FORTUNE?
It’s the school holidays and Herc has so many plans… sailing a yacht, going on a cruise, and generally touring the world slaying monsters. But Mum tells him they’re struggling to make ends meet, and the best she can manage is to send him to Young Explorers camp with his friend Pav. DISASTER!
How can Herc make money? Invent something amazing? Win the lottery? Become a tech billionaire? He’s on the case with Pav, Hatty and Natthew. But their schemes take them to some unexpected places… especially when vengeful Zeus finds out that Hercules and Mum might reveal his secret existence!
Author
Tom Vaughan
Tom Vaughan is a British children’s author known for his witty, illustrated middle-grade novels inspired by Greek mythology. He lives in Yorkshire with his family and frequently gives school workshops and assemblies to inspire young readers.
Reviewer Profile
Unaysa, 6
- Reviews: 4
- Likes: art, reading, skipping
- Dislikes: monsters and ghosts
- Superpower: healing people with my art
- Favourite Book: Goodbye Bear by Jane Chapman
- Favourite Film: Moana
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