John Bosco: The Priest Who Never Gave Up on a Kid

Some kids are easy to believe in. Don Bosco chose the ones others were ready to give up on.

Long before he became Saint John Bosco, the beloved patron of young people, he knew what it meant to struggle for a future that seemed out of reach. That experience helped shape a priest who saw possibility where others saw problems-and who showed generations of young people that friendship with Jesus could change the direction of a life.

Inside this volume, your young reader will find:

- A relatable saint - Meet an energetic, determined boy who knew what it was like to struggle, dream big, and refuse to quit when the path ahead seemed impossible.

- A powerful lesson in second chances - Discover why Don Bosco believed that a young person's mistakes should never be the end of the story.

- A distinctly Catholic vision of holiness - See how friendship with Jesus, prayer, the sacraments, and devotion to Mary shaped Bosco's life and his love for young people.

- An engaging reading experience - Follow a story filled with humor, setbacks, difficult choices, friendship, and unexpected challenges, written especially for ages 9-12.

- A valuable resource for families and classrooms - Use the timeline, prayer, and 10 discussion questions to continue the conversation at home, in Catholic schools, homeschool settings, or religious education.

Before he was the priest the world would come to know as Don Bosco, he was Giovanni: a poor farm boy with big dreams, plenty of energy, and an unusual gift for gathering other kids around him. The road ahead would bring disappointments, surprising friendships, difficult decisions, and challenges that sometimes seemed to have no solution.

Eventually, he would face a question much bigger than his own future: What do you do with young people everyone else seems ready to give up on?

His answer would become his life's work.

Saint John Bosco: The Priest Who Never Gave Up on a Kid brings children close to the real person behind one of the Catholic Church's most beloved saints of youth. It is a story of faith, perseverance, and the astonishing possibilities that can appear when someone refuses to believe a child is a lost cause.

Give a young reader the chance to meet Don Bosco-and discover why this joyful priest never stopped believing in what God's grace could do in a young person's life.