Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America / Jonathan Kozol.
Kozol returns to the scene of his prize-winning books Rachel and her children and Amazing Grace, and to the children he?s portrayed there, to share their journeys and unexpected victories as they grow into adulthood.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400052462 :
- ISBN: 1400052467 :
- Physical Description: x, 354 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt.1: The shadow of the past. 1. The journey begins -- 2. Eric and his sister -- 3. Pietro and his children -- 4. Silvio: invincible -- 5. Alice Washington: the details of life -- Pt.2: A bright shining light. 6. Survivors -- 7. The boy who ate a giant bag of cookies while he walked me around the neighborhood, and his very interesting mom -- 8. Pineapple comes of age (part one) -- 9. Pineapple in all her glory (and still bossing me around) -- 10. A life of the mind (Jeremy, part one) -- 11. No easy victories (Jeremy, part two) -- 12. The killing fields --13. Number our days -- Epilogue: Pineapple has a few more things to say. |
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Subject: | Poor children > United States. Poor families > United States. Child welfare > United States. Children > United States > Social conditions. |
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Kimberley Public Library | 362.77 KOZ (Text) | 35137000034842 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |