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The only biography for students to present a balanced, detailed view of the Albanian nun who worked with the poorest of the poor in India, established her Missionaries of Charity around the world, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II only six years after her death.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Significant Events in Mother Teresa's Life Preface Introduction Skopje Answering the Call A New Direction and a New Journey Out of a Cesspool, Hope "Rigorous Poverty Is Our Safeguard" Kalighat Shishu Bhawan and Shantinagar: Places of Peace The Growth of a Miracle Blessings and Blame "The Most Obedient Woman in the Church" Index

About the Author

Meg Greene is a freelance writer. She has written numerous biographies of historical and popular culture figures.

Reviews

?[P]rovides an excellent biography suitable for high schools and public collections alike. Mother Teresa's beliefs, her noted humanistic works, and her vision to live and work among the poorest in the world are reviewed in an excellent work filling a reference gap for comprehensive yet readable biographies.?-MBR Bookwatch

?[V]ery comprehensive and interesting and will serve both high school libraries and public libraries well.?-Catholic Library World

"�P�rovides an excellent biography suitable for high schools and public collections alike. Mother Teresa's beliefs, her noted humanistic works, and her vision to live and work among the poorest in the world are reviewed in an excellent work filling a reference gap for comprehensive yet readable biographies."-MBR Bookwatch

"�V�ery comprehensive and interesting and will serve both high school libraries and public libraries well."-Catholic Library World

"[V]ery comprehensive and interesting and will serve both high school libraries and public libraries well."-Catholic Library World

"[P]rovides an excellent biography suitable for high schools and public collections alike. Mother Teresa's beliefs, her noted humanistic works, and her vision to live and work among the poorest in the world are reviewed in an excellent work filling a reference gap for comprehensive yet readable biographies."-MBR Bookwatch