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Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard Paperback - 2002
by Mawi Asgedom
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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.
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- Title Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4WILKM00EJKE
- ISBN 9780316826204 / 0316826200
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 8.42 x 5.54 x 0.47 in (21.39 x 14.07 x 1.19 cm)
- Ages 14 to 17 years
- Grade levels 9 - 12
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Library of Congress subjects Immigrants - United States, Refugees
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002067548
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Black Issues Book Review, 11/01/2002, Page 51
- Booksense '76 Childrens Fall02, 08/01/2002, Page 1
- Kirkus Review - Children, 08/15/2002, Page 1214
- Kliatt, 11/01/2002, Page 29
- Publishers Weekly, 09/03/2002, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 09/02/2002, Page 79
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2002, Page 300
