Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Going Home on the D Train
A Gift of Peace for the Homeless Heart
“The Impossible Dream?”
A Child Survivor and Her Hero
The Writing on the Wall
The Five-Year Nightmare in Denmark
Shared Tears of Grief and Hope
“Peace”in a Bottle of “Joy”?
P.K.'s Mission
An Extraordinary Woman
From Angry Kid to Peace-Prize Winner
And a Little Child Will Lead Them
Harriet Tubman:A Battle of a Different Kind
Consider Me Your Bird
2.LOVE AND KINDNESS
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Be Careful What You Teach Them
Nonno Beppe's Gift
Tammy's Trauma
Compassion in a Preschool
December Snow
Reaching for Peace
A Safe Place
Connected in Spirit
The Endless Time-Out
3.DEFINING MOMENTS
My Homeless Man
The Bath-Time Battle
Redemption
The Copper Bracelet
My Enemy Has Become My Friend
A Fire of Peace
The Historic March on Washington
Giving the Peace Sign
One Child
Guns Are No Match for Gentle Words
A Risky Ride for Freedom
Truth at a Tender Age
The Last Day of My Life
A Bully's Transformation in Room 7
Peace on Earth,Goodwill to Men
Shopping for a New Coat
4.A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
5.ANSWERING THE CALL
6.INSIGHTS AND LESSONS
7.ON WISDOM
8.GIVING BACK