Of Beetles and Angels: a boy's remarkable journey from a refugee camp to Harvard
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Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University.
Following his father's advice to "treat all people-even the most unsightly beetles-as though they were angels sent from heaven," Mawi overcomes the challenges of language barriers, cultural differences, racial prejudice, and financial disadvantage to build a fulfilling, successful life for himself in his new home.
Of Beetles and Angels is at once a harrowing survival story and a compelling examination of the refugee experience. With hundreds of thousands of copies sold since its initial publication, and as a frequent selection as one book/one school/one community reads, this unforgettable memoir continues to touch and inspire readers. This special expanded fifteenth anniversary edition includes a new introduction and afterword from the author, a discussion guide, and more.
Following his father's advice to "treat all people-even the most unsightly beetles-as though they were angels sent from heaven," Mawi overcomes the challenges of language barriers, cultural differences, racial prejudice, and financial disadvantage to build a fulfilling, successful life for himself in his new home.
Of Beetles and Angels is at once a harrowing survival story and a compelling examination of the refugee experience. With hundreds of thousands of copies sold since its initial publication, and as a frequent selection as one book/one school/one community reads, this unforgettable memoir continues to touch and inspire readers. This special expanded fifteenth anniversary edition includes a new introduction and afterword from the author, a discussion guide, and more.
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Subjects
Biography & Autobiography
Childhood and youth
Ethiopian Americans
Ethiopian Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Family & Relationships
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Mawi Asgedom
Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth
Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
Multi-Cultural
Refugee children
Refugee children -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Refugees
Refugees -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Childhood and youth
Ethiopian Americans
Ethiopian Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Family & Relationships
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Mawi Asgedom
Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth
Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
Multi-Cultural
Refugee children
Refugee children -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Refugees
Refugees -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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9780316147323
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subject_facet | Ethiopian Americans Ethiopian Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Immigrants -- United States Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth Mawi Asgedom -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature Refugee children -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Refugees Refugees -- Sudan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Of Beetles and Angels A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Of Beetles and Angels A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard Of beetles & angels [electronic resource] : a boy's remarkable journey from a refugee camp to Harvard / Mawi Asgedom ; edited by Dave Berger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Of Beetles and Angels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | a boy's remarkable journey from a refugee camp to Harvard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Biography & Autobiography Childhood and youth Ethiopian Americans Family & Relationships Immigrants Juvenile Nonfiction Mawi Asgedom Multi-Cultural Refugee children Refugees |