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The Hero Academy · Book 1 · Paperback available
A Complete Guide for Young Heroes
Big feelings. First dreams. Everyday choices.
Begin with the family’s early lessons in handling frustration, asking useful questions, pursuing goals, and treating other people with care. The story introduces the Hero Academy and the tools that later books build upon.
Actual pages from the author’s current print manuscript. Layout or wording may differ from an earlier Amazon edition.
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Arc 1: The Beginning of a Hero's
Journey
Chapter 1: The Anger That
Changed Everything
The bedroom door slammed shut
behind Ventre as she stomped inside,
her face red with anger. What she saw
made her blood boil even more. Toys
were scattered everywhere like a tornado
had hit. Her favorite stuffed animals lay
on the floor, thrown from their special
spots on her dresser. Crumbs from someone's snack were ground into
her carpet, making dark spots that would probably never come out.
"I HATE YOU ALL!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, not caring
who heard her. Her whole body shook with rage. This wasn't the first
time her brothers had destroyed her room, and she knew it wouldn't be
the last.
Hot tears started to fill her eyes as anger mixed with sadness. "I hate my
home, I hate my family, I hate my life," she thought to herself. "Why
can't everyone just leave me alone?"
The house felt too small, too loud, too full of people who didn't care
about her things. All she wanted was one place that was hers, one space
where she could feel safe and happy. But even that had been taken from
her.
She kicked at a pile of broken crayons, sending them skittering across the
floor. Her chest felt tight, like someone was squeezing her heart. The
anger was so big inside her that it felt like it might explode out of her
skin.
"It's not fair!" she whispered, sinking down onto her bed. "I clean my
room, I put everything where it belongs, and they just come in and wreck
it all!"
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Chapter 5: The First
Assignment
Hero Academy Rules
1. I will respect myself and others
2. I will never do anything illegal or
immoral
3. I will be honest and true at all
times
4. I will seek after good things
5. I will seek opportunities to lift up those who need it
6. I will never stop my search for knowledge and experience that
can help me grow
7. I will understand that others' experiences have helped them to
grow at their own pace
8. I will avoid violence as much as possible, and only resort to
violence in defense of myself and others when all other options
have been exhausted
9. I will never forget who I am, where I came from, or where I am
going
10. I will always have a goal
11. I understand that I can only control myself
The published companion offers 21 parent-led lessons, discussion questions, reflection activities, and printable aids for use alongside Book 1. It is a separate paperback purchase.
Inspired by his children and grounded in his faith, Brandon Thomas Mysliwiec combines fictional family stories with practical tools for learning, personal growth, and service.