Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games“Before he became an American Olympian, Lopez Lomong was one of the 'lost boys' of Sudan.  He spent years fending for himself in a refugee camp, running 18 miles daily just so the big kids would let him play soccer.  He came to the United States having never seen a light-switch or owning a pencil, and through grit and determination graduated from high school and college.  He has gone on to represent the United States in multiple Olympics.  His story of rising from truly nothing is an amazing one.”(ED:  My 13 year-old read this and was riveted, so this is a good choice for young adults, too.)

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