description: 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.
language: English
title: Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
titlecomplete: Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
genres: Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Read For School, Middle Grade, School, Biography, Audiobook, Africa, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2471
publisher: Little Brown and Company