Choosing courage : inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero / Peter Collier.
"What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep in their hearts"--Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781579655969
- ISBN: 1579655963
- ISBN: 9781579657055
- Physical Description: xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Artisan, [2015]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation." Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | World War II 1 -- Jack Lucas: The Boy Who Went to War 6 -- George Sakato: "Going for Broke" 22 -- Desmond Doss: The Lifesaver 32 -- Vernon Baker: Fighting for Dignity 40 -- Korean War 51 -- Tibor Rubin: The Survivor 54 -- Ronald Rosser: A Brother Fights for Revenge 64 -- Tom Hudner: The Color of Friendship 78 -- Vietnam War 87 -- Sammy Davis: A Soldier's Job 90 -- Alfred Rascon: Ten Minutes of Hell 104 -- George "Bud" Day: Maximum Resistance 112 -- Surviving Hell / Leo K. Thorsness Thorsness, Leo K. 123 -- Thomas Morris and Michael Thornton: Devils with Green Faces 129 -- Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 145 -- Salvatore Giunta: Bringing a Buddy Home 149 -- Clinton Romesha: Born to Fight 160 -- Leroy Petry: A Ranger Leads the Way 177 -- Loss of a Son / Deb Dunham Dunham, Deb 186 -- Heroism in Civilian Life 192 -- Rick Rescorla: Warnings and Bravery on 9/11 196 -- Jencie Fagan: A Teacher's Lesson in Courage 206 -- Jordy Cox: Healing the World, One Patient at a Time 217. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1150L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.1 10 179248. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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