Brad Meltzer; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

New York Times bestselling series

Worthy mission: Brad Meltzer devised this series as a way to give today's kids the right role models and to encourage them to live heroically. "Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it."

A step on the way to reading Who Was…?: The Who Was…? chapter book biography series is hugely popular, and this is the perfect option for younger children.

Collectible: With their lively, funny approach, engaging design, and cozy trim size, these books make a wonderful library of heroes. Readers will want to collect the whole series.

A beloved Jewish hero: The Diary of Anne Frank continues to be a seminal text when discussing the Holocaust, and this book is the perfect introduction to the young, courageous girl who changed the world through her writing about hope and love.

Our first child hero: This will be the first time the series depicts a hero who was a child at the time of the heroism-a meaningful and moving additional layer to the book.

Now a PBS Show!: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, based on this series, premiered on PBS in November.