Heroes for My Son

Heroes for my Son is a non-fiction book written by Brad Meltzer. It contains a series of vignettes on inspiring heroes - famous and lesser known - whose stories Brad wanted to share with his son. According to WorldCat, the book is in 737 libraries.[1]

Heroes for My Son
AuthorBrad Meltzer
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperStudio
Publication date
2014
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages128 pp
ISBN9780061905285
OCLC456180617

Contents

The book contains vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of Meltzer's heroes, with details on their "character-building values":[2] The Wright Brothers, Team Hoyt, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, Mr. Rogers, Miep Gies, Roberto Clemente, Amelia Earhart, Nelson Mandela, Norman Borlaug, Martin Luther King, Jr., Anne Sullivan, John Lennon, Harriet Tubman, Harry Houdini, Jackie Robinson, Albert Einstein, Jesse Owens, Jim Henson, Jonas Salk, Dr. Seuss, Bella Abzug, Dan West, Mother Teresa, Steven Spielberg, George H.W. Bush, Lucille Ball, George Washington, Charlie Chaplin, Oprah Winfrey, Frank Shankwitz, Mark Twain, Eleanor Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Paul Newman, Pelé, Barbara Johns, Aung San Suu Kyi, Eli Segal, Abraham Lincoln, Andy Miyares (Special Olympics swimmer),[2] Clara Hale, Muhammad Ali, Barack Obama, Harper Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Mahatma Gandhi, Frederick Douglass, Chesley B. Sullenberger, Rosa Parks, Lou Gehrig, Teri Meltzer and Ben Rubin (the author's mother and maternal grandfather, respectively).[3]

Inspiration

Brad Meltzer began collecting a list of heroes whose virtues and skills he wanted to share with his son when he grew up. The list grew to fifty-two amazing people.

Press

The book reached number two on the New York Times Bestseller List.[4]

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References
  1. WorldCat item record
  2. "Review: Heroes for my Son". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. Meltzer, Brad (2008-05-02). "Brad's Eulogy: What My Mother Gave Me Before She Died". bradmeltzer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. "New York Times Bestseller List".
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