The Tuttle Twins Guide to Courageous Heroes

by Connor Boyack

Daring men and women aren’t just found in the pages of fictional stories. In fact, history offers us a number of examples of people who stood up for what was right in the face of significant opposition. Their stories can inspire us to also be courageous when the situation calls for it.

Whether the problem is a large one, like a dictatorial state or a cultural prejudice, or a small one, such as standing up to a bully, we can resolve to be a hero and fight for what is right.

That’s why the stories in this book are so impactful—they offer us an opportunity to learn lessons from the lives of a wide variety of people and ponder how we might have acted in a similar situation.

These heroes often stand out because so many of their peers failed to act likewise. Sadly, too few seem to have the courage to oppose something that is wrong. But these stories can help us prepare to be counted as someone who will choose the right!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

246 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Connor Boyack is founder and president of Libertas Institute, a libertarian think tank in Utah. In that capacity, he has spearheaded important policy reforms dealing with property rights, civil liberties, transparency, surveillance, and education freedom.

Connor is the author of several books, including the new Tuttle Twins series that teaches the principles of liberty to young children. Other books include Latter-day Liberty: A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics and its companion, Latter-day Responsibility: Choosing Liberty through Personal Accountability.

Connor's work has been publicly praised by former Representative Ron Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tom Woods, and other nationally recognized figures. He is a frequent commentator on current events and has appeared in local, national, and international interviews to publicize and comment on his work.

Reviews

[Lilian Kay]

I don't rate non-fiction, but I enjoyed this for the most part! I did get quite bored at some parts but that's normal for me with my schoolbooks! I also got inspired to write my college composition essay on Harriet Beecher Stowe because of this book! SO that's a plus!

[Erin]

If you have not read the Tuttle Twins books you really really should. The 4 guidebooks are outstanding. Inspiring and educational. I have now read all 4 and strongly look forward to sharing them each with all of my children.

[Drmkk]

I love biographies and the idea of an anthology of courageous heroes is fabulous especially for young readers. Boyak does a good job of simplifying things for his young readers. I question the choice of those to include while I enjoyed most of the selections there was an over emphasis on American blacks and slavery. There were also some places that needed editing.

[Lalove]

I enjoyed reading this book to my kids. It gave us an opportunity to talk about a lot of important moral issues, and it educated me on the lives of a few people I didn’t know about. My only criticisms are I think it could be edited a little better, and there were a few places the writing didn’t explain things on a level that my grade school kids could understand. But it was a great way to expose my kids to the stories of true heroes and gave me a chance to talk with them about issues such as racism, communism, the Holocaust, and women’s rights, just to name a few.

[Angela]

I read this with my middle schooler. 22 heroes are covered: Corrie ten Boom, Harriet Tubman, Booker T Washington, Robert Smalls, Signers of the Dec of Independence, William Wilberforce, Sophie and Hans Scholl, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Althea Gibson, Katherine Johnson, Helmuth Hübener, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Stephen Langton, Prudence Crandall, Matthew Henson, Laura and Rose Wilder, Little Rock Nine, George Müller, Edward Snowden, Frederick Douglass, Mercy Otis Warren, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

[Campbell Greer]

*4.5