{"product_id":"choosing-courage-inspiring-true-stories-of-what-it-means-to-be-a-hero-9781579657055","title":"Choosing Courage: Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero","description":"\u003cb\u003eRiveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of \u003ci\u003eRed Platoon: A True Story of American Valor\u003c\/i\u003e) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a choice is made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the battlefield and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker--both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a second-generation Japanese American, Baker an African American) and went on to prove that heroes come in all colors--and Clint Romesha, who led his outnumbered fellow soldiers against a determined enemy to prevent the Taliban from taking over a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations, from a school shooting to the 9\/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Adding depth and context are illuminating essays on the combat experience and its aftermath, covering topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning the loss of her son; and \"surviving hell\" as a prisoner of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Artisan Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781579657055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e179248 \/ Choosing Courage: Inspiring Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Collier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107785404597,"sku":"9781579657055","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a775d739-9a24-47b3-9cc8-8b74ad184ca0.jpg?v=1765862327","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/choosing-courage-inspiring-true-stories-of-what-it-means-to-be-a-hero-9781579657055","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}