| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 354 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-339) and index. |
| Contents |
The shadow of the past. The journey begins ; Eric and his sister ; Pietro and his children ; Silvio : invincible ; Alice Washington : the details of life -- A bright shining light. Survivors ; The boy who ate a giant bag of cookies while he walked me 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 -- Pineapple has a few more things to say. |
| Subject |
Poor children -- United States.
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Poor families -- United States.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Children -- United States -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
9781400052462 hardback |
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1400052467 hardback |
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