Book Set 5 - Heart for Humanity

Ray Fairbank was part of the ground crew testing the weather conditions for World War II pilot Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier.

Ernst Leitz was a good man who owned a successful business in Germany. During the most horrible period of history, he used his power and position to help people in need escape the Nazis. While reading this book, you might ask yourself, “Would I have been so brave?”

Fritz Marcus was born to loving Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany in 1924. This book tells the story of Fritz’s journey by sea to Shanghai, his ten years as a refugee in China during World War II, and finally his immigration to the United States..

Reed Robertson grew up during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during college and became a navigator. He saw the results of the atomic bomb to Hiroshima, from the sky and on the ground.

Virgil Dawson was a Gunner’s Mate aboard the ship LST-523. The ship hauled supplies to soldiers fighting in Normandy and then carried wounded soldiers to England. On the fourth trip, the LST-523 hit an undersea enemy mine. Luckily, Virgil survived the explosion and got to witness Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay.

Anne Frank had a pen pal named Juanita Wagner. The two girls wrote back and forth from the Netherlands to Iowa just weeks before Anne's family went into hiding.

Ralph Smith became a soldier during World War II and, like thousands of other men, sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. He was having a pretty ordinary experience until he was ordered to go to the castle belonging to Count Graf Spee’s son when the war ended.

Kenneth Moffett was captured becoming a Prisoner of War and was part of the Bataan Death March. He survived it all, married and raised a family. Kenneth Moffett’s true story of heroism was captured by young author Rehan Jailini, a Filipino girl who was in America as an exchange student.

"It would be a "dream come true" for me if you are inspired by my story to help make a difference in lives in an entire community. My challenge for you is to go out and make a difference in this world!" Author Mwalimu Karisa