A series of children's books including "I am Rosa Parks" and "I am Abraham Lincoln" depict historical figures in their childhoods. Author Brad Meltzer talks about his inspiration.
CBS This Morning - Jun 19, 2014

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Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and ten other bestselling thrillers including The Tenth Justice, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, and The President’s Shadow. His thriller, The Escape Artist, debuted at #1 on the bestseller list. His most recent book, The Lincoln Conspiracy, details the true story about a failed assassination attempt on Abraham Lincoln.

In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction (The First Conspiracy), Advice (Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter), Children’s Books (I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln) and even comic books (Justice League of America), for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award.