ForewordDr. Rudine Sims BishopPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Growing Up in Generational PovertyPART I INSPIRING STORYTELLERSChapter 1 Cynthia RylantChapter 2 Matt de la PenaChapter 3 Christian RobinsonChapter 4 Gary PaulsenChapter 5 Kelly YangChapter 6 Patricia PolaccoChapter 7 Elizabeth AcevedoChapter 8 Rex OgleChapter 9 Joseph BruchacChapter 10 Jason ReynoldsPART II INSPIRING STORIESChapter 11 Sonia SotomayorChapter 12 John LewisChapter 13 Jose HernandezChapter 14 Coco ChanelChapter 15 Carlos SantanaChapter 16 Kareem Abdul-JabbarChapter 17 Wilma MankillerChapter 18 Diane GuerreroChapter 19 Homer HickamChapter 20 Barack ObamaChapter 21 Kamala HarrisChapter 22 Ruth Bader GinsburgConclusionAppendixesAppendix A Works by the Storytellers Featured in Part IAppendix B Works about the Inspiring People Featured in Part IIAppendix C More Stories of Resilient Characters That Are Too Good to MissAppendix D More Inspiring Biographies That Are Too Good to MissIndex