Thank You-o, My Brother! — K-Moses Nagbe

WE MAY BE BORN at the bottom of society, but that must not define us for life. These words drive young Theresa as she navigates her way to an education. She was born and bred in Liberia, in a place called New Krutown, Saigon, or the Borough. She is not deterred by poverty and her mean siblings. Instead, fired up by an inspirational boyfriend of sainted memory, she must endure. What more energy will sustain her?