My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 cover

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1

by Kohei Horikoshi

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called **"Quirks"** at age four? **Heroes** and **villains** would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? **The Hero Academy** of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born **Quirkless**? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny...

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?