Speeding Bullet: A Novel

By Neal Shusterman

Book Overview

This is the story of Nick, a below-average student from a poor family who suddenly finds himself famous after saving a little girl from being hit by a subway train. Eventually, rumours start circulating about the powers he believes to possess and it appears that his luck has run out.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316789054
• ISBN13: 9780316789059
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

What Does It Take To Make a Hero?

For Nicholas "Nicky" Herrera, his life is simply defined by getting through the day. His very Catholic mother has a habit of reminding him how much he's like his older brother, Salvatore. His police officer father tries to keep the family peace. His other brother, Paulie, is the smart one. For Nick, who is barely making it through the tenth grade, he's finally decided that there's nothing more in his future than surviving, and possibly working at the docks or in sanitation like the goals of his best friend, Marco. Until one day, Nick rescues a little girl from the tracks of the subway. Suddenly, he's a hero, and every quarter he tosses keeps coming up heads. When he garners the attention of Linda Lanko, the daughter of the richest developer in New York, he realizes that there might be a purpose to his life after all. Rescue opportunities are now popping up all over, and word-of-mouth throughout the city has turned Nick into a modern-day hero of Superman proportions. Nick's heroism, of course, brings him all sorts of problems that he never even imagined. While on one hand his life now seems charmed, his personal relationships--with his family, with Marco, with Linda--are taking twists and turns into unfamiliar territory. Then tragedy strikes a number of devastating blows all in quick succession, and Nick realizes that being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be. Who is Nick Herrera, really, and what's his purpose in life? It's suddenly the most important thing in his life to figure it out, and the way he does that will leave the reader breathless. SPEEDING BULLET is a compelling, quick read that had me staying up late to finish it. You won't be disappointed when you pick up your own copy!

Best book ever!

Do you like good books with no horror in them? Well, if so, this is the book you need to read. Do you like rescues? This book is full of rescues. This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a great book!It is full of adventure and action. This book can be read by all ages. The adventure starts out at the beginning and it gets better as the book goes on. If you have ever dreamed of being a hero, if you have ever dreamed of tempting fate, or leaving a decision to the flip of a coin, then here is the perfect book for you. It will keep you on edge from the first page until the last. Once you start reading it you won't want to put it down!

Best book

I read this book when i was about in 6th grade and read it a couple times each year i was in middle school. Now im a sophomore in high school and missing this book. So i bought it used i love it so much! Its great and it really grabs your attention. There aren't many slow parts. I really reccomend this book to anyone who can get their hands on in. Its not a disappointment!

Great book

This is a great book. i am reading it in my class and i absoulutly love it! the adventures with nick marco and linda are thrill a minute. you should deffinatly buy this book!