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020 _a9781400052462
035 _a(OCoLC)777364336
037 _bRandom House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157
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100 1 _aKozol, Jonathan.
245 1 0 _aFire in the ashes :
_btwenty-five years among the poorest children in America /
_cJonathan Kozol.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bCrown Publishers,
_cc2012.
300 _ax, 354 p. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPt. 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.
520 _aContinuing 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.
650 0 _aPoor children
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPoor families
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aChild welfare
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aChildren
_zUnited States
_xSocial conditions.
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