Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America /
Kozol, Jonathan.
Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America / Jonathan Kozol. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2012. - x, 354 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1: The shadow of the past. The journey begins -- Eric and his sister -- Pietro and his children -- Silvio: invincible -- Alice Washington: the details of life -- Pt. 2: A bright shining light. Survivors -- The boy who ate a giant bag of cookies while he walked me all around the neighborhood, and his very interesting mom -- Pineapple comes of age (part one) -- Pineapple in all her glory (and still bossing me around) -- A life of the mind (Jeremy, part one) -- No easy victories (Jeremy, part two) -- The killing fields -- Number our days -- Epilogue: Pineapple has a few more things to say.
Continuing the stories of inner-city children he has known for many years, the author shares the personal journeys of youths who have struggled to work through formidable racial and economic inequalities while approaching adulthood.
1400052467 : HRD $27.00 9781400052462
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Poor children--United States.
Poor families--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Children--Social conditions.--United States
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Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America / Jonathan Kozol. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2012. - x, 354 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1: The shadow of the past. The journey begins -- Eric and his sister -- Pietro and his children -- Silvio: invincible -- Alice Washington: the details of life -- Pt. 2: A bright shining light. Survivors -- The boy who ate a giant bag of cookies while he walked me all around the neighborhood, and his very interesting mom -- Pineapple comes of age (part one) -- Pineapple in all her glory (and still bossing me around) -- A life of the mind (Jeremy, part one) -- No easy victories (Jeremy, part two) -- The killing fields -- Number our days -- Epilogue: Pineapple has a few more things to say.
Continuing the stories of inner-city children he has known for many years, the author shares the personal journeys of youths who have struggled to work through formidable racial and economic inequalities while approaching adulthood.
1400052467 : HRD $27.00 9781400052462
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
2012005183
Poor children--United States.
Poor families--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Children--Social conditions.--United States
HV741 / .K674 2012
362.77/56909747275