Brad Meltzer loves Lucy — Lucille Ball, that is. The bestselling thriller author spotlights the comedienne and business executive in the sixth volume of his acclaimed inspirational children’s series Ordinary People Change the World. Meltzer explains why after pint-sized biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, he turned to the Hollywood star. So why Lucille Ball? Meltzer said, “She was funny, driven, and the first woman to run a major movie studio (producing Star Trek and Mission: Impossible). Her success came from her drive — and because she so perfectly wasn’t like everyone else. She taught me, throughout my own childhood, that humor can take on anything.”
I Am Lucille Ball goes on sale July 14.
