First published 2015
Jim Gigliotti tells the story of Agnes Bojaxhiu, a girl from Albania who dedicated her life to helping others. At eighteen, she joined a religious order and took the name Sister Teresa after the patron saint of missionaries. While working as a teacher in India, Teresa witnessed terrible poverty caused by famine and violence. She made a bold decision to leave her convent, abandon her religious habit, and walk directly into the slums of Calcutta. There she cared for people who had nothing and nowhere else to turn. Her work with the destitute grew beyond the streets of one city to reach people around the world. This biography shows how one person's commitment to serving others can create lasting change and become a symbol of compassion.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: real-life-hero, social-justice-warrior
Setting: Albania, India, Calcutta
Period: 20th Century
112 pages · Paperback · Penguin Workshop