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Synopsis
Abandoned by his mentally ill mother, thirteen-year-old Heck tries to survive on his own as his mind bounces between the superhero character he imagines himself to be and the harsh reality of his life.
Roger Caswell - Alan Review
Heck's mother, who suffers from depression, telephones Heck while he is at his best friend Spence's house. She tells him they have been evicted from their apartment, to stay with Spence, and she will call soon. Not wanting to acknowledge his mother's illness to others, Heck begins a search through the city to find his mother. While Heck lives on the street for five days, he does one good deed after another believing that his assistance will provide the way to find his mother before Social Services finds him. Within his mind, Heck is a superhero who needs to rescue his mother from hypertime—the time not connected to reality. Heck encounters many obstacles, but through his ability to draw, he finds comfort from his own reality. 2004, Front Street, 144 pp., Ages young adult.