Beating the Odds: A Teen Guide to 75 Superstars Who Overcame Adversity

Author Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2008

ISBN13

9780313345654

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - College Senior

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Overview

Profiles the struggles and accomplishments of individuals from all walks of life who have overcome great odds in order to achieve their dreams.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1: Accident: Stephen King.
2: Adultery: Hillary Clinton.
3: Ageism: Maya Lin.
4: Agoraphobia: Paula Deen.
5: Aids: Greg Louganis.
6: Anorexia and Bulimia: Gelsey Kirkland.
7: Asthma: Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
8: Bariatric Surgery: Roseanne Barr.
9: Bipolarity: Kaye Gibbons.
10: Biracialism: Sandra Cisneros.
11: Birth Defect: Jim Abbott.
12: Brain, Lung, and Testicular Cancer: Lance Armstrong.
13: Capture: Jessica Lynch.
14: Career Dissatisfaction: Sean Covey.
15: Cerebral Aneurysm: Patricia Neal.
16: Child Abuse: David James Pelzer.
17: Civil War: John Bul Dau.
18: Congenital Glaucoma: José Feliciano.
19: Custody Battle: Elián González.
20: Deafness: Lou Ferrigno.
21: Death of a Brother: Daniel Berrigan.
22: Death Threat: Salman Rushdie.
23: Dyslexia: Henry Winkler.
24: Family Secrets: Joseph Bruchac.
25: FBI Most Wanted List: Angela Davis.
26: Foreign Birth: Katherine Wolmendorf Paterson.
27: Foster Care: Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
28: Gangs: Luis J. Rodriguez.
29: Gender Misidentification: Jamie Koufman.
30: Genetic Defect: Lorenzo Odone.
31: Ghetto Upbringing: Colin Powell.
32: Grief: Mitch Albom.
33: Heart Disease: Martin Sheen.
34: Hillbilly Background: Barbara Kingsolver.
35: Hiv: Magic Johnson.
36: Holocaust: Elie Wiesel.
37: Hydrocephalus: Sherman Joseph Alexie.
38: Identity Crisis: Jamaica Kincaid.
39: Illegitimacy: Esmeralda Santiago.
40: Imprisonment: Martha Stewart.
41: Integration: Melba Pattillo Beals.
42: Japanese Internment: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston.
43: Loss: Caroline Kennedy.
44: Low School Achievement: Ben Carson.
45: Lyme Disease: Amy Tan.
46: McCarthyism: Pete Seeger.
47: Militarism: Pat Conroy.
48: Myasthenia Gravis: Wilma Mankiller.
49: Nazism: Johanna Reiss.
50: Paraplegia: Ron Kovic.
51: Parkinson's Disease: Michael J. Fox.
52: Police Brutality: Dolores Huer
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Beating the Odds: A Teen Guide to 75 Superstars Who Overcame Adversity

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