A Chance in the World Young Readers ..., Steve Pemberton
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A Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition)
An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tommy Nelson

Published: 04/20/2021


Synopsis

No matter how broken our past or great our misfortunes, we can create a new beginning and build a life of love and kindness.Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives in the clutches of a cruel foster family. He finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger, books that take him to new worlds he can only imagine. He begins to hope that one day he might have a different life.As he grows, Steve is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins and find his birth family. A light-skinned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, armed with only one clue. Yet nothing is as it appears.In this inspiring and harrowing memoir, A Chance in the World teaches children:to begin each day with hopethat there is goodness in the world, and it is possible to be a beacon of light for othersthat they can overcome challenging circumstancesthat everyone comes from different backgrounds and has valueto apply Steve's inspirational message to their own lives, through age-appropriate discussion questionsThis new youth adaption, written for 8 to 12 year-olds, shares Steve's journey with sensitivity, honesty, and hope. Adapted from the USA Today bestselling memoir, A Chance in the World.

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