Finding Courage: History's Young Heroes and Their Amazing Deeds

This is a great gift for a pre-teen or teen! It has a great message that young people can make a difference in the world today. It stays engaging through the whole book as it contains many short stories of young, heroic real-life characters. It also hits close to home as the book proceeds through history to near present day. It shows that young people weren't just courageous in history, but can still have a positive influence on their world today.

Finding Courage: History's Young Heroes And Their Amazing Deeds is an anthology especially for young adults about 27 young people throughout world history who accomplished brave and outstanding feats. From Fa Mu Lan, the famous woman warrior of China who disguised herself to defend her people when she was still a young girl, to Levi Coffin, president of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to freedom in America, to Ebba Lund, a savoir of Danish Jews during World War II, these true stories are a source of inspiration and the capability to achieve greatness. Recommended reading for young adults and a welcome contribution to community and school libraries.