Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
by:
Mawi Asgedom (author)
Dave Berger (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00FORAMMA
Publish date: November 16th 2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 179
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. ...