Top ten quiet heroes and heroines

Ellie Irving's latest book is The Mute Button.

One of her top ten quiet heroes and heroines, as shared at the Guardian:Atticus Finch, in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Atticus leads by example – he doesn’t talk down to his children, or shy away from the challenges that they will face. Instead, he is the very model of integrity, is doing what he thinks is right, and tries to teach Jem