Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High School Heroes


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The result was delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  04:56, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

High School Heroes

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Doesn't pass WP:NBOOK. I began by searching for reviews on Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly (to no avail). I did a Google search and couldn't find any reliable sources. Looking at the Amazon product page didn't help find potential reviews; to the contrary, the book only has 18 reviews on Amazon (and no listed reviews from reliable sources). Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 04:28, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 04:45, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
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Delete per the lack of significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Notability (books) says: "A book is presumed notable if it verifiably meets, through reliable sources, at least one of the following criteria:The book has been the subject of two or more non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself. This can include published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, bestseller lists, and reviews. This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book." Sources   This is not a reliable review. The page notes: "The following book review is a personal opinion expressed by an individual holding a membership in the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. BSFS is not responsible for the contents, opinions or accuracy of this or any other review on the site. If you have an alternate review of this work BSFS is interested in posting your opinion. Contact dale at bsfs dot org for further details about how you can join BSFS and post reviews." If it were not for this lack of editorial oversight, this could have been a reliable review. The review notes: "This novel passes the fun test. It is a well crafted entertaining multilayered story with a few interesting plot twists. The story is internally consistent with the created universe. I recommend this book to young adults, and young spirits in somewhat older bodies, as an enjoyable read. Given this first novel, I have great hope for the future work of the author."  This is a good source that discusses the book in detail. The article notes: "What starts out as a typical story set in a high school, filled with stereotypical jocks and cheerleaders, nerds and band geeks, transforms into a heroic tale in "High School Heroes" by Westlake High School English teacher James Mascia. ... The idea for the book originated after someone at a convention pointed out that there are a lot of comics relating to superheroes but not really any prose fiction, Mascia said. It started as a series of four or five short stories that were published in A Thousand Faces, a quarterly magazine of superhuman fiction, and evolved into a novel."  This source provides a sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "James Mascia of Waldorf has published “High School Heroes” in 2010 and “Camp Hero” in 2011. He described his books as “young adult fantasy/superhero.” ... Mascia recently emailed responses to questions from the Independent." With one unreliable source, one reliable source, one passing mention, there is insufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow High School Heroes to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Delete: No book reviews found in my search. The three given above are as described. Should be deleted for not meeting BOOK notability. Oaktree b (talk) 15:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: Nothing usable on newspapers.com or ProQuest, fails WP:NBOOK. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 17:47, 12 February 2024 (UTC)


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