Heroes A2Z is about three children from Traverse City, Michigan who are extraordinary heroes. Abigail and Andrew are twins, and are teamed with baby Zoe in a different adventure for every book in the series.

My son read #9 Ivy League All-Stars and #10 Joey Down Under. He liked them both and his interest was piqued by the references to the local cities and sights.

Book #9 of the series is about an all-star baseball game between two local teams. The home team is the heroes' team, the Traverse City Salmon. Their opponent is the Garden City Sprouts team. They are set to play at Comerica Park. The Garden City Sprouts cheat their way through the game and even capture the heroes to clone them into veggie villains. Read the book to find out how the heroes save the day.

Book #10 is about the heroes taking a trip to Mackinac Island and celebrating Australian Days, a parade filled with animals from Australia. Something is amiss and the heroes encounter a dangerous boxing kangaroo, and a kid named Joey and his odd boomerang that has powers. The heroes need to act fast to stop the madness and save Mackinac from being taken over.

The authors of the series are David Anthony and Charles David Clasman. I interviewed David Anthony to find out more about the series.

OCM: Have you lived in Michigan your whole life?

David: Yes. Most of it in Oakland County too. I grew up in West Bloomfield and attended Walled Lake schools. I live in West Bloomfield now. Co-author Charlie is also from Oakland County. He grew up in Waterford and now lives in Oxford.

OCM: How did you come up with the concept to have children be the heroes?

David: Because no one wants to read stories about a superhero adult who wears a diaper. Seriously, though, Charlie and I write for our  kids. He has a daughter and I have three sons. Our children are our biggest inspiration. We started writing children's books for them.

OCM: Why did you select Traverse City to be the home town for the heroes?

David: People all over the Great Lakes region know Traverse City. Many have even visited. TC is big enough to have a little of everything, yet it retains a small town feel. I also spent my summers growing up in the Grand Traverse area. Traverse City has always been my second home.

OCM: How many books have you written so far in the series and are you still adding more?

David: We've written 11 Heroes A2Z books and plan to write 26 total, one for every letter of the alphabet. The book titles are alphabetical. The first begins with the letter "A" (Alien Ice Cream). The final book will begin with "Z." Our newest book in the series is #11: Kung Fu Kitties.

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