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Behind You Is the Sea

The 'Dazzling' Debut Novel Exploring Lives of Palestinian Families

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Behind You Is the Sea

The 'Dazzling' Debut Novel Exploring Lives of Palestinian Families

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

Behind You Is the Sea is a compelling debut that fearlessly challenges stereotypes surrounding Palestinian culture. A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Ms Magazine, Lithub and Elle Funny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main families – the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars – Palestinian immigrants who've all found a different welcome in America. Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode: the wealthy Ammar family employs young Maysoon Baladi, whose own family struggles financially, to clean up after their spoiled teenagers. Meanwhile, Marcus Salameh confronts his father in an effort to protect his younger sister for 'dishonouring' their name. Only a trip to Palestine, where Marcus experiences an unexpected and dramatic transformation, can bridge this seemingly unbridgeable divide between the two generations. Behind You Is the Sea faces stereotypes about Palestinian culture head-on, shifting perspectives to weave a complex social fabric replete with weddings, funerals, broken hearts, and devastating secrets.

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Swift Press

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1800754183

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Farah Rocks New Beginnings

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Farah Rocks New Beginnings

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

Feeling guilty over the house fire she might have started, Farah Hajjar channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at the Magnet Academy where she is a new sixth-grader. Includes writing prompts and glossaries.

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Stone Arch Books

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1496583469

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Farah Rocks Summer Break

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Farah Rocks Summer Break

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

It's summer break, and Farah is eager to attend an enrichment camp at her new school. But with car trouble and other family expenses, Farah's parents won't be able to pay for the camp this year. Taking matters into her own hands, Farah takes various odd jobs, including selling items at a yard sale, mowing neighbors' lawns, and finally starting her own tutoring business. When Farah discovers that someone is sabotaging her business by taking down her fliers, she's shocked. Can Farah find the culprit, continue her business success, and earn enough money in time to go to the camp of her dreams?

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1496583450

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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

Fifth-grader Farah Hajjar and her best friend Allie Liu are hoping to go to the Magnet Academy for their middle school years, instead of Harbortown Elementary/Middle School; but when a new girl Dana Denver starts tormenting Farah and her younger brother, Samir, she decides she can not leave Samir to face the bully alone, especially since the adults and even Allie do not seem to be taking the matter seriously--so Farah comes up with a plan, one which involves lying to those closest to her.

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1496584295

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9781496584298

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Updated Edition

By: Susan Darraj

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Updated Edition

By: Susan Darraj

When the United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 1948, it was hailed as a major advancement for humanity. In the aftermath of the horrors of World War II, nations around the world worked together for the first time in history to affirm the importance of human life and dignity. Illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and further resources, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Updated Edition details how the Declaration was written through the tireless efforts of the drafting committee and of the Human Rights Commission, composed of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States, René Cassin of France, Charles Malik of Lebanon, P.C. Chang of China, and John Humphrey of Canada. Readers will learn how the essential tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have continued to guide the global human rights movement for decades. Historical spotlights and excerpts from primary source documents are also included.

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Infobase Holdings, Inc

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1646936728

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9781646936724

Roberto Clemente

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

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Roberto Clemente

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

An introduction to the life and career of the Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente.

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Infobase Learning

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1438146329

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9781438146324

Farah Rocks New Beginnings

By: SUSAN MUADDI. DARRAJ

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Farah Rocks New Beginnings

By: SUSAN MUADDI. DARRAJ

Farah Hajjar is just starting sixth grade at the Magnet Academy when something terrible happens--her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be her fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily Farah finds comfort in writing, and she channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at her new school. But can Farah convince her new science-focused school to support it?

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1669080315

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Farah Rocks Summer Break

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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1496584309

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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Partners for Peace in Northern Ireland

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Partners for Peace in Northern Ireland

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Presents the story of Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams, two women who began the Northern Ireland peace movement in the 1970s in hopes of ending the violence and political upheavals in their country.

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1438146434

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Anna Sui

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Anna Sui

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A short biography of the life and career of fashion designer Anna Sui.

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1438144911

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Amy Tan

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Amy Tan

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Profiles the award-winning author of "The Joy Luck Club.

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143814489X

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Oscar de la Renta

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Oscar de la Renta

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Narrates the story of the Dominican American who had studied art in Spain but gave up painting in order to pursue a career as a fashion designer.

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1438146272

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Mary Eliza Mahoney

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Mary Eliza Mahoney

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Mahoney was the first African-American woman to break down the barriers and gain admittance to the nursing profession in the United States.

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1438107609

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9781438107608

John F. Kennedy

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Walter Cronkite

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John F. Kennedy

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Walter Cronkite

A biography of the president who saw America through the Cuban Missile Crisis, established the Peace Corps, and was assassinated during his first term.

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1438103069

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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

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Jackie Robinson

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Jackie Robinson

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society: Black baseball players were forced to compete in the Negro Leagues, rather than in Major League Baseball. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed history by becoming the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and managed by the visionary Branch Rickey, Robinson spent 10 seasons in the major leagues, during which time the Dodgers won six pennants. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, the National League Rookie of the Year in 1947, and the National League MVP in 1949. This fully illustrated, highly readable biography traces the phenomenal rise of this all-American icon.

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1438100485

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9781438100487

Farah Rocks Florida

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Farah Rocks Florida

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn't speak much English, and she has lots of rules. She thinks rocks are dirty, that towels need to hang a certain way, and that hummus must be scooped from the side of the plate. Even worse, Farah managed to make an enemy out of one of her grandmother's neighbors--before she even arrived in Florida! Will Farah find a way to have fun being the only kid in a retirement community, or will she spend the trip worrying about her brother and counting the days until she can go home? Readers will love the fourth book in this series about a strong Palestinian-American girl.

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166909233X

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Randy Johnson

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

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Randy Johnson

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

Standing 6 feet 10 inches tall, retired Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson was one of the tallest players in Major League Baseball history, and his accomplishments on the diamond have taken the sport to new heights.

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1438142072

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9781438142074

Oscar De la Hoya

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

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Oscar De la Hoya

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Rob Maaddi

Traces the life of the Mexican-American boxer who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games at the age of nineteen and went to win numerous professional boxing titles.

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1438146264

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9781438146263

The Inheritance of Exile

Stories from South Philly

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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The Inheritance of Exile

Stories from South Philly

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

In The Inheritance of Exile, Susan Muaddi Darraj expertly weaves a tapestry of the events and struggles in the lives of four Arab-American women. Hanan, Nadia, Reema, and Aliyah search for a meaningful sense of home, caught in the cultural gap that exists between the Middle East and the United States. Daughters of Palestinian immigrants who have settled into the diverse southern section of Philadelphia, the four friends live among Vietnamese, Italians, Irish, and other ethnic groups. Each struggles to reconcile her Arab identity with her American one. Muaddi Darraj adds the perspectives of the girls’ mothers, presented in separate stories, which illuminate the often troubled relationship between first and second generations of immigrants. Her suite of finely detailed portraits of arresting characters, told in evocative, vivid language, is sure to intrigue those seeking enjoyment and insight.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268162271

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9780268162276

Felipe Calderón

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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Felipe Calderón

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

As a schoolboy, Felipe Calderon told his teacher that he wanted to be the president of Mexico one day. In 2006, he achieved that goal, but it was in the midst of one of the nation's most turbulent political scandals. Calderon was born into a political family. His father was one of the founders of the National Action Party, or PAN. PAN struggled for years, as the young Calderon witnessed, to gain political momentum against the PRI, the party that dominated the political scene for decades. The highly controversial election of 2006 is just one part of the complex world of Mexican politics, on which Calderon is now trying to leave a positive imprint.

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1438116756

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9781438116754

Hosni Mubarak

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Vicki Cox

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Hosni Mubarak

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj,Vicki Cox

After the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981, the Egyptian people were skeptical of his vice president and successor, Hosni Mubarak. When he assumed office, Mubarak already faced opposition from many sectors of the Egyptian population

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1438104677

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The Indian Independence Act of 1947, Updated Edition

By: Susan Darraj

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The Indian Independence Act of 1947, Updated Edition

By: Susan Darraj

For centuries, India was the crown jewel of the British Empire, full of natural resources, spices and foods, and well-situated for access to the Asian ports. Great Britain maintained its hold on the subcontinent until 1947, when India was granted its independence. The battle for an independent India took place on many levels and in numerous ways, both peaceful and violent. Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the movement for a free India. Yet the common quest for liberation pitted these leaders against one another and caused the partitioning of the subcontinent into the nations of India and Pakistan, sparking one of the most turbulent and deadly migrations of populations in history. Illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and further resources The Indian Independence Act of 1947, Updated Edition, continues to impact the world in terms of politics, religion, and culture. Historical spotlights and excerpts from primary source documents are also included.

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1646936647

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9781646936649

The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Updated Edition

By: Susan Darraj

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Updated Edition

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The dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 31, 1991, stunned the world. The communist empire-which had been a dominant force in global politics for 74 years, influencing world events from World War II to issues of nuclear weapons and defense-was suddenly gone. Illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and further resources, The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Updated Edition highlights major events in Soviet history, such as the rise of communism in Russia, the terror and expansionist policies of Joseph Stalin, the election of Mikhail Gorbachev, the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, and the rivalry between Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin as a new, more democratic Russia emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union. Historical spotlights and excerpts from primary source documents are also included.

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1646936574

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Scheherazade's Legacy

Arab and Arab American Women on Writing

By: Susan M. Darraj

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Scheherazade's Legacy

Arab and Arab American Women on Writing

By: Susan M. Darraj

In a time when it seems that the gap of understanding between the West and the Middle East continues to widen, Scheherazade's Legacy builds a bridge between the two cultures. Collected here are the voices of those who define the genre of Arab Anglophone writing—that literature that describes the cultural experiences of those with Arab identities living, and often writing, in the West. Contributions from such writers as Naomi Shihab Nye, Diana Abu-Jaber, Suheir Hammad, Etal Adnan, Elmaz Abinader, and others, explore the complexities of writing in and for a culture not entirely their own. The essays here, complemented by selections, mostly original, of each author's work, promises to be a cornerstone in the study of writing by women writers of Arab descent who find themselves between two cultures, two worlds that are often at odds. With a foreword by Barbara Nimri Aziz, journalist, and founder of RAWI (Radius of Arab-American Writers), this collection is one of the first books to assemble the voices of women writers of Arab descent on the subject of writing itself. Contributors consider the difficulties, obstacles, joys, failures and successes of writing from an Arab perspective but largely for American audiences. They consider aspects of identity, family, politics, memory, and other crucial cultural issues that impact them personally and professionally as writers. In creative and thoughtful prose, these important women writers shed new light on what it means to be a writer in a world not fully your own.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313085269

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Behind You Is the Sea

The 'Dazzling' Debut Novel Exploring Lives of Palestinian Families

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Arab and Arab American Women on Writing

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Farah Rocks Florida

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Mary Eliza Mahoney

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Mary Eliza Mahoney

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Mahoney was the first African-American woman to break down the barriers and gain admittance to the nursing profession in the United States.

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Amy Tan

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Amy Tan

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Profiles the award-winning author of "The Joy Luck Club.

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John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy

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A biography of the president who saw America through the Cuban Missile Crisis, established the Peace Corps, and was assassinated during his first term.

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Chelsea House

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0791076008

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Oscar de la Renta

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Oscar de la Renta

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Narrates the story of the Dominican American who had studied art in Spain but gave up painting in order to pursue a career as a fashion designer.

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Anna Sui

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Anna Sui

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Growing up in an academically successful Chinese-American family, Anna Sui was not destined to make her mark as a fashion designer. When Sui left for New York City, America's fashion capital, her mother lamented that her only daughter was wasting her brains in a career that required none. Almost 30 years later, Sui has one of the most sought-after labels in fashion world. Blending rock and roll, bohemian culture, and pure girlishness in her designs, Sui has created a devout following of famous fans, including Madonna, Paris Hilton, and supermodels Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. Find out how this girl from suburban Detroit pursued her dream, even when few believed it could come true.

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