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Search - Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
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Of Beetles and Angels A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard Author: 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. Fol... more »
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Colleen B. (teachergirl) reviewed Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard on + 18 more book reviews
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It gave me a lot of insight into what life is like for refugees coming to the U.S. and the struggles the endure. My only complaint is perhaps the author should have organized the book a bit better instead of jumping around talking about events out of sequence a bit, but it's a good quick read.
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Laurie M. reviewed Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard on + 6 more book reviews
This was a One Book selection for our city and it was an inspiring story for discussion for youth and adults.
Lauren K. reviewed Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard on + 11 more book reviews
Great Memoir of achieving the American Dream
Tiffany-Lane S. (Skye) reviewed Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard on + 60 more book reviews
Very inspiring!
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- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Biographies >> People of Color
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