Gifted Hands by Ben Carson

Theme: Resilience, perseverance, faith and the transformative power of education
 
Ben Carson grew up in inner-city Detroit, raised in poverty by a single mother who never finished school but refused to let her sons fail. From the bottom of his fifth grade class, dismissed by teachers and bullied by peers, Carson went on to become one of the world's most celebrated neurosurgeons and the first to successfully separate twins conjoined at the back of the head. This is a story about what becomes possible when a mother's love, a determined mind and a quiet faith refuse to accept what the world says you are worth. For any young person who has ever been told they are not enough, this book is for you.