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Be the One: Six True Stories of Teens Overcoming Hardship with Hope

by Byron PITTS
128p. ebook available. S. & S. May 2017.amp; S. May 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781442483828.
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Gr 7 Up—Pitts, an ABC News chief correspondent and Nightline coanchor, shares the inspirational accounts of six teens who overcame unbelievable odds. The book began when a young girl (featured in the first story) asked Pitts: "Where do you go, where do you hide, when the world hurts too much?" Though their backgrounds and circumstances are different, the teens all demonstrate an incredible amount of strength of character and steadfastness. These young men and women are, in Pitts's words, true heroes. They beat the odds against them—surviving and later thriving—despite the torments of abandonment, sexual abuse, bullying, war, drug addiction, mental illness, and violence. Pitts's sensitive storytelling and deep empathy for young people provide the backdrop for these compelling narratives.
VERDICT Consider for middle and high school collections where redemptive tales are popular.
Reviewed by Elaine Baran Black, Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta , Apr 01, 2017

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