Mary Amanda Stewart is assistant professor in the Department of Reading at Texas Woman’s University.

• Contents Introduction1.Extraordinary Youth2.Miguel: A 20-year-old from Guatemala Persevering through High School3.Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador Taking the U.S. by Storm4.Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old Refugee from Burma (Myanmar) Dreaming Big Dreams5.Aisha: A 15-year-old from Uganda Longing to Learn6.Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo Learning about Slavery7.Andrés: A 15-year-old from Mexico Coming and Going8.Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia Preparing to Serve Her New Country9.Extraordinary Youth: Adolescent Immigrants’ Unique Strengths and Needs10. Toward an Extraordinary DiscourseEndnote: MethodologyAppendix: Interview QuestionsReferencesAbout the Author

This book would be a useful read for middle and high school teachers. It reminds educators to examine the structural factors that their diverse student population may face and how these structural factors may also be a source of capital if approached from a different perspective that sees it as an asset.

Mary Amanda Stewart is assistant professor in the Department of Reading at Texas Woman’s University.

• Contents Introduction1.Extraordinary Youth2.Miguel: A 20-year-old from Guatemala Persevering through High School3.Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador Taking the U.S. by Storm4.Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old Refugee from Burma (Myanmar) Dreaming Big Dreams5.Aisha: A 15-year-old from Uganda Longing to Learn6.Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo Learning about Slavery7.Andrés: A 15-year-old from Mexico Coming and Going8.Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia Preparing to Serve Her New Country9.Extraordinary Youth: Adolescent Immigrants’ Unique Strengths and Needs10. Toward an Extraordinary DiscourseEndnote: MethodologyAppendix: Interview QuestionsReferencesAbout the Author

This book would be a useful read for middle and high school teachers. It reminds educators to examine the structural factors that their diverse student population may face and how these structural factors may also be a source of capital if approached from a different perspective that sees it as an asset.

Mary Amanda Stewart is assistant professor in the Department of Reading at Texas Woman’s University.

• Contents Introduction1.Extraordinary Youth2.Miguel: A 20-year-old from Guatemala Persevering through High School3.Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador Taking the U.S. by Storm4.Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old Refugee from Burma (Myanmar) Dreaming Big Dreams5.Aisha: A 15-year-old from Uganda Longing to Learn6.Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo Learning about Slavery7.Andrés: A 15-year-old from Mexico Coming and Going8.Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia Preparing to Serve Her New Country9.Extraordinary Youth: Adolescent Immigrants’ Unique Strengths and Needs10. Toward an Extraordinary DiscourseEndnote: MethodologyAppendix: Interview QuestionsReferencesAbout the Author

This book would be a useful read for middle and high school teachers. It reminds educators to examine the structural factors that their diverse student population may face and how these structural factors may also be a source of capital if approached from a different perspective that sees it as an asset.