Table of Contents

Heroes Stories of Courage and Honor Wilma Rudolph: Against the Odds, Diana Golden: Go for the Gold, Jackie Robinson: The Loneliest Season, Gladys Aylward: Journey to Safety, Cesar Chavez: Uniting Farm Workers, Miep Gies: A Dangerous Secret, Mahatma Gandhi: The Peaceful Way, Matthew Henson: To the Top of the World, Marina Silva: Saving Amazonia's Rain Forests, Anne & Charles Lindgergh: Opening the Skies, The Crew of Flight 847: Terror in the Air, Steve Biko: South African Freedom Fighter, The Little Rock Nine: Battling Segregation, Christopher Reeve: A Real Superman, Larry Champagne: Aboard a Runaway Bus, Frank Serpico: An Honest Cop, Nellie Bly: Exposing the Truth, Animals to the Rescue: Caring Creatures, Florence Nightingale: A Mission for Life, Mother Teresa: Serving the Poorest of the Poor, and Hans & Sophie Scholl: Resisting Nazi Terror

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