Wings of an Eagle : The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills (HC) Social Emotional Learning Illustrated by Aly McKnight

Illustrated by Aly McKnight

the twins learn lessons about the fragility of humanity and the dangers of the land they call home

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Now a leading organizer and activist on the frontlines of environmental resistance

Wings of an Eagle : The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills (HC) Social Emotional Learning Illustrated by Aly McKnightWritten by Billy Mills, Lakota, and Donna Janell Bowman. Billy Mills was once an orphan on the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation. But before his father was called to the ancestors, he told Billy how to conquer his suffering: You have broken wings, son. You have to dig deeper, below the anger, the hurt, the self pity. The pursuit of a dream will heal you. Despite poverty, racism, and severe health challenges, Billy raced toward his goal of becoming