Be the One by Byron Pitts
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Emmy Award–winning ABC News chief national correspondent and Nightline coanchor, Byron Pitts shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of six young people who overcame impossible circumstances with extraordinary perseverance.
Abuse.
Bullying.
War.
Drug Addiction.
Mental Illness.
Violence.
None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some it is the only reality they have ever known. In these dark circumstances, six teens needed someone to “be the one” for them—the hero to help them back into the light. For Tania, Mason, Pappy, Michaela, Ryan, and Tyton, that hero was themselves. Through stirring interviews and his award-winning storytelling, Byron Pitts brings the struggles and triumphs of these everyday heroes to teens just like them, encouraging all of us to be the source of inspiration in our own lives and to appreciate the lives of others around us.
Abuse.
Bullying.
War.
Drug Addiction.
Mental Illness.
Violence.
None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some it is the only reality they have ever known. In these dark circumstances, six teens needed someone to “be the one” for them—the hero to help them back into the light. For Tania, Mason, Pappy, Michaela, Ryan, and Tyton, that hero was themselves. Through stirring interviews and his award-winning storytelling, Byron Pitts brings the struggles and triumphs of these everyday heroes to teens just like them, encouraging all of us to be the source of inspiration in our own lives and to appreciate the lives of others around us.
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Review
Teens today face a variety of hardships, compounded even more by social media and technology in general. Body shaming, bullying, mental illness, and abuse are just some of the trials and tribulations teens must face. Often they feel as though they must face these challenges alone, but such is not the case, and this book sheds light on those heroes that help teens face and conquer some of the worst case scenarios in their lives.
Journalist and news anchor Byron Pitts chronicles the stories of six teens as they tell their stories of violence, grief, etc. Pitts highlights heroes in these teens' lives and provides hope to other teens who may be facing similar situations.
Tania tells her horror stories of sexual abuse in the foster care system.
Mason overcomes obesity and the bullying that preceded.
Pappy escaped life as a child soldier.
Michaela was forced to become an adult as she had to fight her parents' drug and domestic abuse.
Ryan's parents suffered from severe mental illness.
Tyton's mother was killed by a drunk driver and faces extreme grief.
These are the six true stories from teens who found a way to make a positive outcome from horrifying and debilitating situations. Pitts' relationship with the six teens is obvious through the careful and deliberate detailing of each teen's life. Sometimes teens are forced to be the ones to save their own lives, but there are heroes out there as well who can step in and be a positive force for change. Positivity and optimism carry each chapter as Pitts reaches out to teen readers.
Journalist and news anchor Byron Pitts chronicles the stories of six teens as they tell their stories of violence, grief, etc. Pitts highlights heroes in these teens' lives and provides hope to other teens who may be facing similar situations.
Tania tells her horror stories of sexual abuse in the foster care system.
Mason overcomes obesity and the bullying that preceded.
Pappy escaped life as a child soldier.
Michaela was forced to become an adult as she had to fight her parents' drug and domestic abuse.
Ryan's parents suffered from severe mental illness.
Tyton's mother was killed by a drunk driver and faces extreme grief.
These are the six true stories from teens who found a way to make a positive outcome from horrifying and debilitating situations. Pitts' relationship with the six teens is obvious through the careful and deliberate detailing of each teen's life. Sometimes teens are forced to be the ones to save their own lives, but there are heroes out there as well who can step in and be a positive force for change. Positivity and optimism carry each chapter as Pitts reaches out to teen readers.
