Of Beetles and Angels: A True Story of the American Dream

The remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from east African civil war to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University.

"A wonderful tribute to the unsung heroism of countless refugee families. . . . The most inspiring story I have read in recent years." —Hayelom Ayele, Director/Community Liaison, City of Chicago Council on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

The desert, I remember. The shrieking hyenas, I remember. . . . I remember playing soccer with rocks, and a strange man telling m...