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Heroes for my son, Brad Meltzer

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Heroes for my son

Brad Meltzer

When Brad Meltzer welcomed his first child into the world, he started keeping a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted his son to share when he grew up. Heroes for my son is a collection of 52 extraordinary men and women, some celebrated across the globe and some lesser-known, but each in their own right a hero. The book will include short vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of each hero

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 Theresa -- Steven Spielberg -- George H.W. Bush -- Lucille Ball -- George Washington -- Charlie Chaplin -- Oprah Winfrey -- Frank Shankwitz -- Mark Twain -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Neil Armstrong -- Paul Newman -- Pele -- Barbara Johns -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Eli Segal -- Abraham Lincoln -- Andy Miyares -- Clara Hale -- Muhammad Ali -- Barack Obama -- Harper Lee -- Thomas Jefferson -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Frederick Douglass -- Chesley B. Sullenberger -- Rosa Parks -- Lou Gehrig -- Teri Meltzer -- Ben Rubin -- Who is your hero?