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BEATING THE ODDS: TEEN GDE 75 SPRSTS OVERCAME ADVERSITY

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Profiles the struggles and accomplishments of individuals from all walks of life who have overcome great odds in order to achieve their dreams.

Beating the Odds

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Teachers and students can use entries as extensions or starting points as they explore the concepts of personal adversity, struggle and triumph.  Highly recommended for high school and public libraries.  --Doug's Student Reference Room, January 2009

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: Jos&#x00E9; Feliciano.
19: Custody Battle: Eli&#x00E1;n Gonz&#x00E1;lez.
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&#x0027;s Disease: Michael J. Fox.
52: Police Brutality: Dolores Huerta.
53: Polio: Dianne O&#x0027;dell.
54: Political Asylum: Khaled Hosseini.
55: Preeclampsia: Jane Seymour.
56: Public Ridicule: Jane Fonda.
57: Racist Parent: Toni Morrison.
58: Rape: Oprah Winfrey.
59: Religious Fanaticism: Betty Mahmoody.
60: Residue of Slavery: Ernest Gaines.
61: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Kathleen Turner.
62: Sexism: Shannon Faulkner.
63: Sexual Harassment: Anita Hill.
64: Speech Defect: Walter Dean Myers.
65: Spousal Abuse: Francine Moran Hughes.
66: Stalking: Jodie Foster.
67: Suicide of a Spouse: Louise Erdrich.
68: Survivor Guilt: Jon Krakauer.
69: Third World Poverty: Muhammad Yunus.
70: Tyranny: Julia &#x00C1;lvarez.
71: Urban Violence: Piri Thomas.
72: Usurpation: Leslie Marmon Silko.
73: Wartime Displacement: Yoko Kawashima Watkins.
74: Whistle-Blowing: Paula Coughlin.
75: Widowhood: Lisa Halaby.
Glossary.
Filmography.
General Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.

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