biography

The author shares her story of living as a fearless Jewish bookseller trying to survive Nazi-occupied Europe.

"A moving, unforgettable tribute to a Tutsi woman who did everything to protect her children from the Rwandan genocide, by the daughter who refuses to let her family's story be forgotten. The story of the author's mother, a fierce, loving woman who for years protected her family from the violence encroaching upon them in pre-genocide Rwanda. Recording her memories of their life together in spare, wrenching prose, Mukasonga preserves her mother's voice in a haunting work of art"-- Provided by publisher.

When Blair Braverman was eighteen, she moved to artic Norway to learn to drive sled dogs, but found work as a tour guide in a glacier in Alaska, determined to carve out life as a "tough girl" on the brink of adulthood.

"Nathaniel Newman and his mother, Magda, tell the story of his growing up with Treacher Collins Syndrome, the same craniofacial syndrome as the boy from 'Wonder,' from facing sixty-seven surgeries before the age of fifteen, to making friends, moving across the country, and persevering through hardships. How they tackle extraordianry circumstances with love and resilience is a true testament to Nathaniel and Madga's extraordianry family, and to families everywhere who quietly but courageously persist"--Provided by publisher.

"One of the first unaccompanied refugee children to enter the United States in 2000, after South Sudan's second civil war took the lives of most of her family, Rebecca's story begins in the late 1980s when, at the age of four, her village was attacked and she had to escape. [This boo k] is the account of that . . . journey"--Amazon.

Looks at fifty notable Americans from each of the fifty States, including Rosa Parks, Lebron James, and Betty Ford.

A collection of essays in which immigrant students from Wellstone International High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, share stories of their family, school, and dreams.

Presents a retelling of the Ethiopian tale of Saint Tekla, a child prophesied at birth to be destined for greatness, whose friendship with a lion gives him credence when he goes out in the world to spread the Gospel.

A mother tells her daughter the story of designer and engineer Emily Warren Roebling who helped design and build the Brooklyn Bridge. Though she was not an engineer initially, her husband and her father were tasked with designing the bridge. But when her husband died and her father became ill, only Emily had enough knowledge of the project to finish the work. Her work ethic and knowledge impressed everyone she worked with.

Presents the memoirs of a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer reflecting, not only on his experiences in the war in Iraq, but also about his idyllic childhood in rural New York. Depicts how surviving war and experiencing life and loss never overshadowed the natural youthful curiosity that he kept alive as he shares his reflections on mortality.