Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition) | Softcover

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 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.