Title: Heroes
Description: Nonfiction articles profiling heroic personalities including Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, Miep Gies, Mahatma Gandhi, Marina Silva, Anne and Charles Lindbergh, Steve Biko, Christopher Reeve, the Little Rock Nine, Frank Serpico, Nellie Bly, Florence Nightingale, Mother Teresa, and Hans and Sophie Scholl.  Each is followed by reading comprehension and critical thinking exercises.
Subjects: Heroes, Juvenile literature, Problems, exercises, Readers (Elementary), Readers (Middle school), Reading comprehension, Life change events, Risk, Reading (Elementary), Reading (Middle school), Reading (elementary), Reading