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First edition. |
Description |
xix, 324 pages ; 25 cm |
Summary |
"More than forty-five million Americans attempt to survive under the poverty line, day by day. Nearly 60,000 people sleep in New York City-run shelters every night--forty percent of them children. This Is All I Got makes this issue deeply personal, vividly depicting one woman's hope and despair and her steadfast determination to improve her situation, despite the myriad setbacks she encounters. Camila is a twenty-two-year-old new mother. She has no family to rely on, no partner, and no home. Despite her intelligence and determination, the odds are firmly stacked against her. Award-winning journalist Lauren Sandler tells the story of a year in Camila's life--from the birth of her son to his first birthday--as she navigates the labyrinth of poverty and homelessness in America. As Camila attempts to secure a college education and a safe place to raise her son, she copes with dashed dreams, failed relationships, and miles of red tape with grit, grace, and resilience. This Is All I Got is a dramatic story of survival and powerful indictment of a broken system, but it is also a revealing and candid depiction of the relationship between an embedded reporter and her subject and the tricky boundaries to navigate when it's impossible to remain a dispassionate observer"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Homeless women -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Homelessness -- New York (State) -- New York.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Homeless women. (OCoLC)fst00959520
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Homelessness. (OCoLC)fst00959545
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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Other Form: |
Online version: Sandler, Lauren. This is all I got. New York : Random House, 2020 9780399589966 (DLC) 2019045310 |
ISBN |
9780399589959 (hardcover) |
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0399589953 (hardcover) |
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9780399589966 (electronic book) |
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