Highlights_for_Children 2019-11-01

Who Is

We asked you to tell

us about your real-life

heroes. Thank you for

your inspiring responses!

Here are just a few.

Baseball Coach

My hero is my baseball

coach, Damon. He has

inspired me to follow my

dreams and taught me

how to play.

Tyler Evans

Age 11 • Ohio

J.K. Rowling

My hero is J.K. Rowling

because she wrote all the

Harry Potter books and

started Lumos, an

organization

that helps

poor

children.

Because of

that, she is

my hero.

Liam Tiles

Age 9 • Michigan

Brother

I look up to my brother

the most, even though he is

younger than me. When I

am feeling sad or mad, he

makes me feel better, just

by doing nothing. Having

him in my family makes

me feel so much better.

Zeynep Ada Tasdelen

Illinois

Myself

I am my own hero

because even if there are

people who are not my

friends, I still make sure

they’re OK. I don’t like

people feeling sad or hurt!

Hannah Filby

Age 7 • California

Dad

My hero is my dad because he

is an awesome dad. And he is a

police officer and a firefighter

and a coffee roaster.

Sela Potter

Age 11 • Kansas

Jackie

Robinson

Jackie

Robinson

is my hero.

He showed the

world that you

should treat

people the same

no matter what.

He got cursed at,

yelled at, and

threatened, but

that didn’t stop him.

Stopping Jackie was like moving

a 1,000,000,000-pound boulder.

He was unstoppable. He was

a good baseball player too. He

was the first African American

baseball player to play in Major

League Baseball in the modern

era. He was a great man.

Thomas Lyerly

Age 9 • Alabama

YOUR

HERO

?

28 NOVEMBER 2019