Book 1 · Paperback available
A Complete Guide for Young Heroes
Begin with the family’s first lessons about feelings, choices, questions, habits, and character.
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The Hero Academy · Beyond the page
Read the story.
Practice the tools.
Start with the paperback adventures. Then bring their lessons into everyday life with free companion guides, activities, and reflection for your family.
Three stages of the journey
The adventure starts on the page.
Choose a paperback for the full story. These free companion resources help you practice what you read.
Book 2 · Paperback available
The Hero’s Expanding World
Follow the heroes into questions of truth, resilience, service, teamwork, and reflection.
Book 3 · Paperback available
Living a Higher Purpose
Explore curiosity, leadership, contribution, resilience, and the commitments that give a life direction.
Start with today
What are you facing?
Choose a situation to find a few useful starting points.
I’m frustrated
Make room for the feeling, then choose a response you can manage.
I have a goal
Turn a hope into a small action with room to adjust.
I heard something questionable
Check what is known before passing a claim along.
I want to help
Listen first and choose a contribution that fits real needs and resources.
Something didn’t work
Separate the setback from your worth and decide what to try next.
Our team is stuck
Hear the people involved and agree on a workable next step.
Choose your next adventure
There is more than one way to begin.
Follow a Hero Quest
Connect a few tools around one real purpose.
Try a story choice
Explore different responses and possible consequences.
Build something useful
Make a time map, a dream wall, a scenario map, or a budget.
Meet the story characters
Discover the learners behind the tools.
Your Hero Journal
Keep bookmarks, plans, and reflections on this device.
Read a sample chapter
Explore the stories that introduced these ideas.
One useful step at a time
Understand it. Try it. Reflect.
See the idea in the story
Each guide includes an excerpt and a chapter reference from the author’s manuscript.
Learn how to use it
Follow concrete steps, a worked example, and guidance on mistakes and limits.
Make it your own
Use an interactive worksheet to prepare an action. Print or save your plan, then return to reflect on what happened.
Coming soon
The Hero’s Quest for Knowledge
Our curriculum is in development. For now, preview the original book covers and a brief introduction to each subject.
See the upcoming curriculum →The hero’s journey
From everyday choices to a life of purpose.
The three books follow the heroes as their world and responsibilities grow.
Me
Begin with feelings, questions, goals, and relationships. Build a foundation through ordinary choices.
Me in the world
Explore truth, resilience, stewardship, and community. Learn to listen, check, and contribute.
Me, shaping the world
Put creativity, leadership, service, and lasting commitments into practice.
Read together. Practice together.
Add the Book 1 homeschool companion.
The published companion offers 21 parent-led lessons, discussion questions, reflection activities, and printable aids for use alongside Book 1. It is a separate paperback purchase.
Behind the books
A family at the heart of the Academy.
Inspired by his children and grounded in his faith, Brandon Thomas Mysliwiec combines fictional family stories with practical tools for learning, personal growth, and service.
Meet the author →The story comes first
Bring the adventure home.
Read the full journey in paperback, then return here for free tools, activities, and reflection. Start with Book One and grow with the heroes.