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Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard Book
Originally self-published in hardcover in 2000, this acclaimed memoir is now in a revised paperback edition, complete with 14 black and white photographs and a new epilogue. Here is an unforgettable true story of a young boy's remarkable journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to an affluent Chicago suburb where his family survives on welfare. Following his father's advice to "treat all people - even the most unsightly beetles - as though they were angels sent from heaven," Mawi Asgedom overcomes racial prejudice, language barriers, and financial disadvantage, eventually realizing his dream of a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University. Of Beetles and Angels is a compelling survival story sure to inspire readers of all ages and backgrounds.Read More
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- 0316826200
- 9780316826204
- Mawi Asgedom, Mawi
- 1 September 2002
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Paperback (Book)
- 192
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