Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
by:
Mawi Asgedom (author)
Dave Berger (author)
Mawi (author)
Now in a paperback edition, this acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people . . . as though they were angels sent from heaven, " and...
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Now in a paperback edition, this acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people . . . as though they were angels sent from heaven, " and realized his dream of a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University. Updated with 14 black-and-white photos and a new epilogue.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316826204 (0316826200)
Publish date: September 1st 2002
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Read For School,
Middle Grade,
War,
High School
A straightforward narrative, not very well written, with a moralizing tone I found tedious. I enjoyed learning about his life, but wasn't sure that, as told, it warranted a publication.
A really inspiring book about a child refugee from Ethiopia to America, his family's struggles and triumphs, and his transformation from a rather violent mischievous boy who eventually "grew a heart" as he grew to manhood. His father's story, and that of his older brother, are both quite touching. ...
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