Be the One: Six True Stories of Teens Overcoming Hardship with Hope

Emmy Award-winning ABC News chief national correspondent and Nightline coanchor, Byron Pitts shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of six young people who overcame impossible circumstances with extraordinary perseverance.

 

Abuse.
Bullying.
War.
Drug Addiction.
Mental Illness.
Violence.

 

None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some, it is the only reality they have ever known. In these dark circumstances, six teens needed someone to "be the one" for them--the hero to help them back into the light. For Tania, Mason, Pappy, Michaela, Ryan, and Tyton, that hero was themselves. Through stirring interviews and his award-winning storytelling, Byron Pitts brings the struggles and triumphs of these everyday heroes to teens just like them, encouraging all of us to be the source of inspiration in our own lives and to appreciate the lives of others around us.

Author: Byron Pitts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781442483835

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 502758 / Be the One: Six True Stories of Teens Overcoming Hardship with Hope

About the Author
Pitts, Byron: - Byron Pitts is a multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist known for his thoughtful storytelling, on-the-ground reporting, and in-depth interviews. A news veteran with over thirty years of experience, Mr. Pitts has traveled around the world to cover some of the biggest news stories of our time including the Florida presidential recount, the tsunami in Indonesia, the refugee crisis in Kosovo, and the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.