Manuel stopped in his tracks. Hero? He looked down at the girl's slack face and found himself caught up in a moment of wonder.

He had never been anyone's hero before. Sure, he watched out for Miguel. That was his job as the bigger twin. And he liked to make sure that no one picked on the younger kids. But being a hero? Heroes were people like Archer O'Malley and Quinn Piers, or Minnesota who could do

anything with her hands. Or even the cool space captains in ...