Death of a Superhero - Softcover

"Elevates a deceptively simple premise to impressive dramatic heights. . . a deeply satisfying narrative." "Publishers Weekly" starred review of "Show of Hands"" "There are enough lustrous passages in Spinners to give it a translucent glow alien spaceship or not." "Newsday" on"Spinners""

Donald Delpe is a troubled teenager. Not only is he a 'terrible teen' by default, as obsessed with sex, music, videogames and drugs as the rest of his gang, but he is also suffering from a life-threatening form of leukaemia, which makes him an even more difficult boy, both for his parents and his teachers. Escaping into his own comic-book realm of immortal superheroes, ruthless villains and sex-crazed vamps, he repeatedly dashes his family's hopes by refusing to fight the battles facing him in the real world. As famous psychologist Dr King is brought in to help, a glimmer of hope is rekindled. But will the doctor break the rules, betray the parents' trust and risk everything to help Donald achieve his greatest wish? Or will Donald be the one to save the doctor?