Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America / Jonathan Kozol.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 354 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1400052467 : HRD
  • 9781400052462
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.77/56909747275 23
LOC classification:
  • HV741 .K674 2012
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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