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Dedicated to the memory of his mother, here's Brad's story of love, compassion, and most importantly his mother, Terri Meltzer...

The real story of Brad with his volunteer little brother. Originally published in USA Weekend magazine for their Make a Difference Day series...

Brad married his high school sweetheart. Here's the true story as it appeared in Details magazine...

The true story of Brad's favorite game and growing up in Brooklyn. Published in the anthology, The Games We Played, edited by Steven A. Cohen...

Brad's favorite short story he ever wrote. Originally published in USA Weekend magazine for their Summer Fiction Series...

In this hilarious book, a New York Times bestselling author breaks down the real and ridiculous differences between American lawyers and British barristers. Originally published in Sunday Times in London, after the magazine asked Brad to compare American Lawyers with British barristers...

The story of the teacher who changed Brad's life. Originally published in Parade Magazine...

What one reviewer called "my near-sexual fascination" with a comic book character. Originally published in Give Our Regards to the Atom-Smashers!...

Families can learn together what makes a fulfilling and impactful life from this inspiring collection of heroes. In Heroes for MyDaughter, the New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer brings together the stories of fifty-five remarkable people, a diverse set of individuals from across time...

Sacagawea, the only Native American included in Lewis and Clark’s historic expedition, joins the inspiring list of heroes whose stories are told in this New York Times Bestselling biography series. Sacagawea was the only girl, and the only Native American, to join Lewis and Clark’s Corps...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. This volume focuses on Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Learn all about George Washington, America’s first president. George Washington was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. He was...

"We can all be heroes" is the message of this biography series from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to biography—for his own...

This New York Times Bestselling biography series by Brad Meltzer has an inspiring message: We can all be heroes. Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him...

Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Hear about this amazing woman athlete in the seventeenth entry in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to...

Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, is the subject of the sixteenth entry in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order...

"[Narrator Scott Brick]...makes the pages come alive. He varies his volume during dramatic moments, at times almost whispering. He also varies his tone, enhancing the drama but never overpowering it...This work is an excellent example of the perfect melding of text and narrator." — AudioFile...