Vote for CNN Hero of the Year

October 11, 2008

This year one of CNN’s 10 nominees for its “hero of the year” award is a children’s librarian and children’s book author. Yohannes Gebregeorgis came to America as an Ethiopian political refugee, became a children’s librarian, and then returned to Ethiopia to work with children and literacy there.   School Library Journal

Go to CNN to see the other nominees and to vote.

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  • 1. sok san chhuon  |  November 16, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    I agree

    Reply
  • 2. mekonnen  |  November 20, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    i choose mr gebregeorgis as cnn hero

    Reply

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