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Brad Meltzer

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Fight hate. Read books. I believe ordinary people change the world — and in the power of stories. Will this account make you a better person? Obviously.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 18d

Our first book about mental health. Preorder I am Simone Biles here: bit.ly/IamSimoneBiles. Coming October 28 by me and @chriseliopoulos.com

#simonebiles #gymnastics #womensgymnastics #mentalhealth #adhd #firstlook #books

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 22h

This girl wants our next I AM books to be I am Tim Burton and I am Jack Black. She’s got taste. Who else do people wanna see?

#OrdinaryPeopleChangeTheWorld #opctw #teachersofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #bookstagram #holidaygiftideas #history #historyteacher #homeschool

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 2d

Woof. The John Candy documentary is a beautiful, poignant dive into one of my heroes. Thank you for that, Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds. So well done.

#johncandy #fyp #snl #inspring #rip #heroesds

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 4d

And every person who likes this is with me.
Signed, Buford T! Justice

#halloween #smokeyandthebandit #cosplay #movies #nostalgia #spooky #celebrate #withme #friends

via @generationxcellent

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 5d

This is amazing — thank you so much!

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 6d

My inaction figure has arrived — and is about to fight all my other figures. You’re going down Darth Vader with a lightsaber in his arm and Mego dolls!

Love you Beauty & Brains with a Twist for bringing me to the amazing folks at 3D HQ San Diego. What a spectacular gift!

#actionfigures #art

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 9d

I’m sure I’ll regret it, but we need the space so I’m selling three pieces from my animation collection, all from the opening credits of the movie Grease. Each is signed by Animator John Wilson. You can see them and bid here:
comics.ha.com/c/search/res...

Grease is still the word.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 11d

Thank you so much, teachers are truly everything — here’s to many more years indeed!

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 11d

Ten years! Can’t believe it’s been a decade since this happened. And both Mrs. Sherman and Amy are thriving and still part of our family.

(I named Waggs in my thrillers after her). Love you both so much. If you’re looking to donate, go to kidney.org or floodsisterskidneyfdn.org.

#inspirational

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

Thank you — may her memory and legacy live on 💚

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

agreed 💔

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

she truly changed the world for the better ❤️

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

absolutely, her amazing spirit and work will never be forgotten ❤️

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

I will never forget her kindness. She was always on mission. RIP Jane Goodall. Forever my hero.

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#JaneGoodall #hero #rip

Jane Goodall smiles, holding a copy of I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

NOTE: When we were working on our I am Jane Goodall kids book, she weighed in personally on the drawings to make sure that even in the pages of a cartoon biography, we were modeling good behavior so millions of kids would see how to properly take care of animals.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to
make.”
— Jane Goodall

FROM: Heroes for My Daughter by Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

By following her gut instead of following the rules, Jane Goodall didn’t just change how we
look at animal intelligence.

She changed how we look at the world.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

No doubt, these animals were intelligent.

Over time, she learned that the animals had their own personalities and complex personal relationships.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

As she watched, two of the chimps—one named David Greybeard, the other named
Goliath—began stripping leaves from twigs and sticking them down the mound of a
termite hole.

Goodall saw it. She realized that they weren’t just using tools.

They were making them.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

She wasn’t supposed to. Animals were supposed to get numbers, not names.

Why?

So scientists wouldn’t project human attributes on the animals.

But in Goodall’s eyes, only by looking at the chimps as individuals could she truly
understand them.

It made all the difference.

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

In the summer of 1960, she arrived in what is now Tanzania. The chimpanzees that she was studying would run whenever she came into sight.

Using binoculars, she inched closer. The animals slowly got used to her. Soon, she started naming the chimps.

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Jane Goodall smiles, holding a copy of I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

🎧 🎶 🤫

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 14d

Who’s joining me — and what music are we listening to?

#inspiration #90s #inspirational #read #talk #inspiração #reading #bookstagram #booktok #books #beautiful #beauty #life #lifecoach #love #instagood #photoftheday #art

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 15d

#SupportNewAuthors! Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper by @leonard_apa. You can get it here: www.amazon.com/Introducing-...

Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 18d

You reading to your students is amazing, I love that — thank you so much!

Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 18d

Thank you for fighting the good fight and your kind words, excited for you to read it!