About the Book

Masked Hero: How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic is a new book by Candlewick Press/MIT Kids Press that tells the true story of a boy who loved science. When a deadly disease came to China in 1910, he used his learning, courage, and quick thinking to invent a mask — the first version of the N95 mask — that quickly ended the outbreak, saving countless lives in China and around the world. Wu Lien-teh’s story teaches young readers that the simplest acts, such as wearing a mask, can save the lives of the people around you.

Masked Hero will be available on October 10, 2023.

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Book Reading/Signing Events

October 14, 2023, Philadelphia, PA, 11am

Barnes and Noble

October 19, 2023, 6:30pm

Barrington, RI

Barrington Books

October 22, 2023, 10:30 am, Brookline, MA

Brookline Booksmith

October 26, 2023

11am-1pm

MGH General Store and Shop