I wasn’t sure what to expect when I learned about this new series. I thought they were going to explain the creative process that went into creating these characters. Instead, they are fiction biographies of said character and their overall story.   Superman is super because of his actions, not just his powers. He believes […]

Dolly Parton has won 10 Grammys, written around 3,000 songs, and sold 100 million albums worldwide! She sees the light that shines within you.   My first introduction to Dolly Parton was back in 2006 when she starred in Hannah Montana as Miley’s Aunt Dolly. So I went into this book with no knowledge of […]

Muhammad Ali was a world-renowned Olympic Medal-winning athlete and spoke out against racism and the Vietnam War despite the personal cost to his career. He always fought for what he believed in.   Before reading this book, the only things I knew about Muhammad Ali were his name and that he was a boxer. But […]

After surviving a bus crash, Frida Kahlo made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings. She knew that the most beautiful thing is you – just as you are.   After twenty-two books, we finally get an artist. […]

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, an architect, an engineer, a musician, a scientist, a dentist, and an inventor. He knew that new ideas are beautiful.   I got really excited about this book because Leonardo da Vinci was on my list of people I was hoping Brad Meltzer would write about. I’m happy to […]

Once again, I am happy to present the newest editions to the ‘Ordinary People Change the World’ series   Walt Disney has won 32 Academy Awards, more than anyone else. He knew that the person who makes dreams come true is…YOU!   I already know most of Walt Disney’s history, so none of what is […]

Brad Meltzer wrote these books for his two sons, Jonas and Theo, and his daughter, Lila. He wrote them to teach his children lessons in kindness, patience, charity, honesty, tenacity, empathy, creativity, and many more through example. These books are for parents and their children – sons and daughters alike – to enjoy together as […]

Once again, I am happy to present the newest editions to the ‘Ordinary People Change the World’ series!   At sixteen, Neil Armstrong got his pilot’s license before his driver’s license. He knew that every journey begins with a first step.   I learned a lot about Neil Armstrong from this book. The fact I […]

Once again, I am happy to present the newest editions to the ‘Ordinary People Change the World’ series   Not only did Sacagawea travel over two thousand miles – by boat, horse, and on foot – she was the only girl on the journey, the only teenager, the only Native American, and the only one […]

George Washington was the fourth of nine children and the first president. He had the courage to do what no one had done before.   I find it weird that Brad Meltzer wrote about Lincoln first and waited this long to write about Washington. I hope he writes about another president. Maybe Theodore Roosevelt.   […]