Mother Teresa of Calcutta

About this book

Before the world knew Mother Teresa, she was a girl named Gonxha who learned that there should always be room at the table for one more person.She would grow up to leave her family, cross an ocean, become a teacher in India, and eventually walk away from a comfortable convent with only a few coins in her pocket. Her mission was simple-but anything but easy: find the people everyone else had forgotten, and love them.Mother Teresa of Calcutta brings young readers into the remarkable true story behind the famous white sari with the blue border. They will follow Gonxha from her childhood in Skopje to the crowded streets of Calcutta, from her years as a schoolteacher to the train ride that changed her life, and from a school without walls to the founding of the Missionaries of Charity.But this is more than the story of a famous saint.Young readers will discover a real woman who had to wait, struggle, make difficult choices, face criticism, and keep going even when prayer felt empty and God seemed far away. Her story shows children that faith is not simply a feeling-and holiness often begins with noticing the person right in front of you.Written in an engaging, accessible style for ages 9-12, this volume of Our Friends the Saints combines vivid storytelling with Catholic faith, historical context, and practical lessons children can bring into their own lives.The book also includes a Meet the Saint section, timeline, prayer, discussion questions, helpful vocabulary, names and places, and suggestions for further reading.Mother Teresa did not begin by trying to change the whole world. She began with one person who needed her.And her story leaves every young reader with one unforgettable question: Who is sitting alone in your Calcutta?