Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight.

Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc figures out how to take his first steps along the road that the great Hercules himself once walked. Soon, new friends, human and animal, are helping him. And though his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.

Brianne Schmidt was an elementary teacher for four years before deciding the emotional well-being of children was where her heart was. She attended Indiana Wesleyan University to obtain an MA in school counseling. She has been a school counselor for four years and has recently become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, allowing her to provide individual therapy in a private practice.

This two-week book club is intended for grades 5-8. This book has a Lexile Level of 860.

Registration is required. Books can be picked up at the front desk beginning May 27th.