![]() ![]() With the recent launch of I Am Rosa Parks, all three books in the "Ordinary People Change the World" series appeared simultaneously on the New York Times Bestseller List: I Am Rosa Parks at #2 I Am Abraham Lincoln at #6 and I Am Amelia Earhart at #8. The publisher has ordered 12 books in the series. ![]() Each book features the story of a hero when they were a child. Together with award-winning comics artist Chris Eliopoulos, Meltzer created the "Ordinary People Change the World" children's book series. Meltzer wanted to give his daughter real heroes, ordinary people who stood up for what is right and changed the world. And his upcoming book is The Lincoln Conspiracy, about a FIRST secret plot to kill Abraham Lincoln. His non-fiction book, The First Conspiracy, is about a real life secret plot to kill George Washington and is out now. All he saw in the racks were T-shirts with princesses and loud mouth athletes. His most recent book, The Escape Artist, debuted at 1 on the bestseller list. The idea for the "Ordinary People Change the World" series came to Meltzer as he was shopping for his young daughter. ![]() As a child, young Abraham Lincoln stood up to bullies who were torturing a small turtle. The 2014 book features a young Abraham Lincoln - before he becomes President - as well as a Lincoln facing the American Civil War and delivering the Gettysburg Address. It follows the adventures of a young Abraham Lincoln learning important lessons. I Am Abraham Lincoln is the first children's book written by Brad Meltzer in the " Ordinary People Change the World" series. ![]()
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