Xavier, Yadina and Brad are three little cartoon kids. Xavier wears a red hoodie with headphones and has two antennas. Yadina has two black ponytails and carries a turtle toy. Brad wears glasses, a red cape and a green jacket.

Brad says READY FOR ADVENTURE?
He sings WHO'S THAT KID WHO
CAN TRAVEL THROUGH TIME?

Xavier says XAVIER RIDDLE
AND THE SECRET MUSEUM!

Yadina sings WHICH GREAT
HEROES WILL WE FIND?

They get into a painting and travel through history. They encounter historical characters, books and monuments.

Xavier sings XAVIER RIDDLE
AND THE SECRET MUSEUM!

Brad sings EVERY SINGLE
BOY AND GIRL

Yadina sings HAS WHAT IT TAKES

Kids say TO CHANGE THE WORLD!
XAVIER RIDDLE AND
THE SECRET MUSEUM!

Brad says BRAD!

Yadina says AND YADINA!

Kids sings AND THE
SECRET MUSEUM!
DR. ZOOM AND THE
SECRET MUSEUM!

Xavier sings XAVIER RIDDLE
AND THE SECRET MUSEUM!
SHH!

In a white background, Xavier slides down a rope and says HI, THERE.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

Brad says TODAY WE'RE
MEETING REAL-LIFE POET,
MAYA ANGELOU.

A black and white portrait of a smiling old woman appears.

Xavier says A POET IS SOMEONE
WHO PUTS WORDS TOGETHER
IN A SUPER SPECIAL
WAY, CALLED A POEM.

Brad says SOME POEMS RHYME,
WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE WORDS
THAT END IN THE SAME SOUND.
LIKE MOON AND BALLOON.

Yadina says THAT'S IT. I SHOULD
WRITE A POEM THAT RHYMES.
ROSES ARE RED,
DR. ZOOM IS GREEN,
MAYA ANGELOU IS GREAT,
START THE SHOW TO
SEE WHAT I MEAN.

Later, Xavier juggles at the museum.

Xavier says YADINA, BRAD,
CHECK IT OUT.
FOUR BALLS!

Brad says WHOA.

Yadina says YOU'RE
REALLY GOOD XAVIER.

Xavier says YOU THINK SO?

Yadina says OH YEAH.
HEEEY, YOU SHOULD
PUT ON A JUGGLING SHOW.
I BET EVERYONE WOULD COME.

Xavier says A JUGGLING SHOW?

Brad says YEP. WE CAN MAKE SIGNS
AND BIG COLOURED BACKGROUNDS...
I'LL GET MY CRAYON UTILITY BELT.

Yadina says YOU KNOW WHAT
WOULD BE EXTRA AWESOME??
IF YOUR CO-STAR WAS
THE INCREDIBLE DR. ZOOM!

Xavier says UH, WHAT
WOULD DR. ZOOM DO?

Yadina says BREAK DANCE, OF COURSE.
ONE OF DR. ZOOM'S MANY TALENTS.

Xavier says UH, I'M NOT SURE PEOPLE
WANT TO SEE DR ZOOM SPIN.
THAT'S PRETTY SILLY YADINA.

Yadina says I DON'T
THINK IT'S SILLY.

Yadina blushes.

She says WELL, DR ZOOM WOULDN'T WANT
TO BE IN YOUR SHOW ANYWAY.
SINCE, UM, YOU AREN'T REALLY
A GOOD JUGGLER, ANYWAYS!

Xavier fumbles the balls.

Xavier says WHAT?!

Yadina says SEE? TOLD YOU.

Brad says SO, I WAS THINKING, WE
NEED A CATCHY NAME FOR THE SHOW.
LIKE, "JUGGLES 'N BUBBLES."
BUT, PEOPLE MIGHT
EXPECT BUBBLES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE BUBBLES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Yadina and Xavier stand with their backs to each other.

Brad says WHAT'S GOING ON?

Yadina says BRAD,
CAN YOU TELL XAVIER,
THAT I'M NOT TALKING TO HIM?

Xavier says BRAD,
CAN YOU TELL YADINA,
THAT SHE'S NOT THE ONE
NOT TALKING TO ME,
I'M NOT THE ONE NOT
TALKING TO HER.
WELL NOT NOT THE I'M THE
ONE NOT TALKING TO HER

Brad says HUH? DID I MISS SOMETHING?
WHY AREN'T YOU TWO TALKING?
WHATEVER IT IS, CAN'T YOU SAY
YOU'RE SORRY AND MAKE UP?...PLEASE?
GROUP HUG?...HANDSHAKE?...ANYTHING?
AHHHH!
GUESS THERE'S ONLY
ONE THING LEFT TO DO.
TO THE SECRET MUSEUM!

(Adventurous music plays)
Yadina and Xavier scowl. Then run with Brad to the museum. They run through the main hall. They hide in a trunk behind a velvet rope in a Japanese exhibit. When the coast is clear, they leave and climb onto an ordinate golden thrown.

Brad says I WONDER WHO THE SECRET
MUSEUM WILL SEND US TO MEET?
UHM?

Yadina and Xavier ignore one another.

Brad says AND WHERE WE'LL GO?...AND WHEN?
THIS IS GOING
TO BE A LOOONG DAY.

Unwillingly, Xavier says WOOHOO.

Unwillingly, Yadina says LOOK OUT BELOW.

Xavier and Yadina say HI, BERBY.

Berby says HELLO.

Brad says HI, BERBY.

Berby says HI B.

They slide down a pole into the secret museum and run to a hologram atop an elevated podium.

Brad says OOOF!
WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING.
A BOOK.
I WONDER WHO IT BELONGED TO?

Digital images pop up.

Xavier says MAYA ANGELOU.

Berby says BLEEP BLAAP BLOOP.

Xavier says THAT'S WHO WE'RE GOING TO MEET.

Yadina says IN ARKANSAS.

Brad says IN THE EARLY 1940S.
THAT'S MORE THAN 70 YEARS AGO.
I WONDER HOW
MAYA ANGELOU IS GOING
TO GET YOU TWO TALKING AGAIN?

Yadina says SHE'S NOT.

Brad says WELL, ONLY ONE
WAY TO FIND OUT...
RIGHT?

Xavier sighs and says RIGHT.
READY FOR ADVENTURE?

Brad says READY!
READY FOR ADVENTURE, YADINA?

Yadina says YES. I'M READY,
BRAD!

Berby absorbs the holograms.

Yadina says HERE WE GO!

They touch Berby.

Brad says IT'S HAPPENING!
WOAH!

Berby says WHOOHOOO!

They flow through a series of historical images. The friends appear inside a general store.

Xavier says SO THIS IS
ARKANSAS IN THE 1940S.
OR AT LEAST A STORE IN ARKANSAS.

Maya says OH HELLO!
THIS IS MY GRANDMA'S STORE.

Brad says IT'S HER. MAYA ANGELOU.

Berby says MMM HMM.
THANKS, BERBY.

Berby leaves.

Maya says I LOVE HELPING OUT HERE.
OPENING THESE
DOORS EVERY MORNING
IS LIKE PULLING THE
RIBBON OFF A PRESENT.

Yadina says THOSE ARE
THE PRETTIEST WORDS
I'VE EVER HEARD SOMEONE
USE TO TALK ABOUT DOORS.

Maya says I MUST ADMIT,
I DO LOVE WORDS.
(humming)

Xavier says YOU "LOVE" WORDS?

Maya says OH YES. THEY
HAVE A LOT OF POWER.
WORDS CAN MAKE YOU FEEL
DIFFERENT THINGS,
BOTH GOOD AND BAD.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
TO USE YOUR WORDS FOR GOOD.

Brad says I HEAR THAT. SO?
HOW ABOUT USING SOME WORDS?
WITH EACH OTHER...?

Brad and Yadina turn away from one another.

Maya says HMM. YOUR FRIENDS
DON'T TALK MUCH, HUH?

Brad says NORMALLY
THEY TALK NONSTOP.
BUT TODAY... NOT SO MUCH.

Maya says SOMETIMES USING
YOUR WORDS CAN BE HARD.
IF YOU'RE NOT
CAREFUL WITH THEM,
WORDS CAN HURT
SOMEONE'S FEELINGS.

Xavier and Yadina say EXACTLY.

Maya says BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU SHOULD STOP TALKING.
YOU HAVE A VOICE .. USE IT!
EVEN THOUGH WORDS CAN HURT, THEY
CAN ALSO HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.
WONDERFUL, EVEN.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU JUST
HOW GREAT GOOD WORDS CAN BE.

Brad says WELL?
YOU HEARD MAYA, LET'S GO.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!

Brad pushes them forward.

Brad says THIS IS YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY?

Maya says ISN'T IT MARVELOUS?
I'VE READ EVERY BOOK IN HERE.
SOME TWICE.

Xavier says WOW. YOU
MUST LOVE READING.

Brad says WE DO, TOO! RIGHT GUYS?

Yadina says YOU BET.
LAST NIGHT XAVIER READ
ME THE FUNNIEST STORY...

Xavier says YEAH. REMEMBER
THE TALKING BANANA PEELS?

Yadina says YEAH YEAH
THEY WALKED LIKE THIS:
WALKIE WALKIE

They laugh.

Brad says THEY'RE TALKING.

Yadina and Xavier turn away from each other.

Brad says THEY WERE TALKING.

Maya says I LIKE READING
WITH MY BROTHER, TOO.
MY FAVOURITES ARE
THE POETRY BOOKS,
WHICH USE WORDS IN THE
MOST WONDERFUL WAYS
TO MAKE YOU FEEL
ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

Maya takes a book from a shelf.

Maya says THIS HAS ONE HAS A POEM I
THINK YOU'LL REALLY LIKE.

They sit together on the floor.

Maya says AHHH.
She reads WORDS HAVE POWER OVER US
TO MAKE US FEEL ALL THINGS.
NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THEM,
NOT EVEN MIGHTY KINGS.

Images surround them.

(glass shattering)
(thunder)

Maya reads KIND WORD ARE MUCH LIKE A HUG
THAT WARMS YOU IN THE RAIN.
BUT WORDS CAN ALSO HURT AND
BE THE SOURCE OF OTHERS PAIN.

Yadina and Xavier remember their words.

Xavier says THAT'S PRETTY
SILLY, YADINA!

Yadina says YOU AREN'T REALLY
A GOOD JUGGLER, ANYWAYS!

Maya reads LET'S THROW OUT ALL THOSE NASTY
WORDS AND FOCUS ON THE REST.
FRIEND.
SISTER.
BROTHER.
LOVE.
I LIKE THOSE ONES THE BEST.
SO WHEN YOU SPEAK
YOUR WORDS OUT LOUD
PLEASE USE THEM AS YOU SHOULD.
WE ALL WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER
WHEN YOU USE
YOUR WORDS FOR GOOD.

The images around them disappear as Maya closes the book.

Brad says WOW.
THAT WAS A GREAT POEM.

Yadina says I GUESS WORDS
DO HAVE A LOT OF POWER.

Xavier says AND, IT'S UP TO US
TO USE THAT POWER FOR GOOD.
UM, YADINA?

Yadina says XAVIER, I, UM?

Maya says MAYBE START WITH
HOW YOU'RE FEELING?
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD
TO TALK ABOUT,
BUT YOU'LL FEEL
BETTER IF YOU DO.

Brad smiles and steps away as Yadina and Xavier face each other.

Yadina says I GUESS I FEEL...
UPSET.
WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE,
ABOUT DR ZOOM BEING SILLY,
MADE ME FEEL REALLY SAD.
DR ZOOM ISN'T SILLY TO ME.

Xavier says YADINA,
I'M REALLY SORRY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT
I SAID WOULD MAKE YOU,
OR DR. ZOOM, FEEL SAD.
I FELT SAD TOO WHEN YOU SAID
I WASN'T A VERY GOOD JUGGLER.

Yadina says I'M SORRY.
I WAS JUST UPSET,
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE AN
AMAZING JUGGLER, XAVIER.

Xavier says YOU'RE PRETTY
AMAZING TOO, YADINA.
YOU TOO, DR. ZOOM.

They hug.

Brad says NOW, THAT IS USING
YOUR WORDS FOR GOOD.

Maya says WATCH OUT
FOR THESE TWO OKAY?
GOODBYE!

Xavier says BYE, MAYA.

Yadina says THANK YOU.

Brad says YOU'RE THE BEST.

Yadina says I LIKE MAYA ANGELOU.
SHE'S GOT A REAL WAY WITH WORDS.

Xavier says GROUP HUG?

Brad says THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.

Berby appears as they group hug.

Berby says WHOO!

Xavier says BERBY,
LET'S GO HOME.

Back at the secret museum, Xavier says THANKS FOR NOT
GIVING UP ON US, BRAD.
WE PROMISE TO NEVER STOP
TALKING TO EACH OTHER AGAIN.

Yadina says AND TO BE MORE
CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE SAY.

Brad says PHEW!

Berby says BLEEP, BLUP, BLAP.

Brad says GOOD. NOW WE CAN GET BACK TO
PLANNING OUR JUGGLING SHOW.

Xavier says TOTALLY.
SO, I WAS THINKING,
WE SHOULD HAVE JUGGLING
AND BREAK DANCING,
FROM DR. ZOOM OF COURSE.

Yadina says OF COURSE.
AND BEST OF ALL, POETRY!

Brad says YES!

Xavier says WHO SHOULD
WRITE THE POEM?

Brad says LET'S COME UP
WITH ONE TOGETHER.

Xavier says NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
SO, WHAT WORD RHYMES
WITH "XAVIER"?

Brad says AHHH!

Yadina giggles.

Xavier says AMAZIER...

Brad says DAVE-IER...?

Later, in the white space, Xavier says IT WAS SO COOL
MEETING SOMEONE AS INCREDIBLE
AS MAYA ANGELOU.

Yadina says MAYA'S WORDS
HAVE BEEN READ BY PEOPLE
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SHE'S WRITTEN BOOKS,
MOVIES, SONGS,
EVEN A SPECIAL POEM
FOR A PRESIDENT.

Brad says AHHHH, UFFF.
AND SHE INSPIRED OUR POEM.

He clears his throat. A spotlight shines.

Brad says GOOD DAYS COME
AND GOOD DAYS GO.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING
YOU SHOULD KNOW.

Yadina says RIGHT BESIDE,
OR FAR AWAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ANOTHER DAY.

Xavier says EVEN THOUGH
THE SHOW MUST END,
I'M SO GLAD TO CALL YOU FRIEND.
(applause)
THANKS FOR JOINING OUR AWESOME
ADVENTURE TO MEET MAYA ANGELOU.

Yadina says WHO USED TO BE A
KID, JUST LIKE YOU AND ME.

Brad says SO KIDS LIKE YOU
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
I AM BRAD.

Xavier says I AM DAVE-IER.
JUST KIDDING
I MEAN XAVIER.

Yadina says I AM YADINA.
AND WE PROMISE TO ALWAYS
USE OUR WORDS FOR GOOD.
JUST LIKE MAYA ANGELOU.

(theme music plays)

The end credits roll.

A caption reads "Based on the Ordinary People Change the World series of books by Brad Melzer and Christopher Eliopoulos."

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