Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos with Jeff Kinney

An Unlikely Story is excited to welcome the New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and author/illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos!
About this Event

An Unlikely Story is excited to welcome the New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and author/illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos to celebrate their new children's book, We Are the Wright Brothers! Brad and Christopher will be in conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff Kinney.

Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane, are the heroes of this 40th biography in the New York Times bestselling picture book series, for ages 5 to 9. You won't want to miss this exciting children's event!

Tickets for this event are $5, which can be redeemed as a coupon towards Brad and Christopher's books on the night of the event. Tickets are required to attend. We hope to see you there!

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please reach out to [email protected].

Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at An Unlikely Story up to 30 days following the event.

About the book:

Orville and Wilbur Wright always loved figuring out how things work, and from the day they received a toy wind-up helicopter as kids, they were especially focused on solving the puzzle of flight. Eventually, that curiosity, combined with lots of hard work, led to an invention that changed the world: In 1903, the Wright Brothers created the world's very first successful airplane.
This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big.
Included in each book are:

• A timeline of key events in the hero’s history
• Photos that bring the story more fully to life
• Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable
• Childhood moments that influenced the heroes
• Facts that make great conversation-starters
• A virtue these heroes embody: This book highlights the Wright Brothers' determination and perseverance.
  You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!

About the authors:

Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Daughter, Make Magic, The JFK Conspiracy, and a number of suspense novels like The Viper. He also helped find the missing 9/11 flag with his is History Channel television show Brad Meltzer's Lost History. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.

Christopher Eliopoulos has worked on thousands of comics, and is the author/illustrator of the picture books The Yawns Are Coming!, The Giggles Are Coming!, A Little Emotional, and The Imaginoodles and the graphic novels Cosmic Commandos and Monster Mayhem. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their college-graduate twin sons.

In conversation with:

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six–time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, DC, area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.