"A fascinating study. . . . It truly comes alive in its expert use of African American oral histories"—Waldo E. Martin, University of California, Berkeley

Offers the true story of a Dutch couple who risked their own lives to help Jews, resistance fighters, and others in need of help trying to escape the ruthless Nazis during World War II as told through the eyes of a child, complete with glossary and black-and-white photos throughout.

Offers a treasury of real-life and traditional stories of everyday people who changed their own lives for the better through doing good deeds for others.