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Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey From a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Asgedom, Mawi is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey From a Refugee Camp to Harvard about?
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.
Who reads Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy's Remarkable Journey From a Refugee Camp to Harvard?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Asgedom, Mawi
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780316826204
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Education
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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