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Author Kozol, Jonathan.

Title Rachel and her children : homeless families in America / Jonathan Kozol.

Publication Info. New York : Crown Publishers, 1988.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  362.5 KOZ    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.5 K84    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.5 K88R    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  362.5 KOZ    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.5 K    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.5 K88R    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  362.5 KOZOL    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  362.5 KO    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 249-252.
Contents Ordinary people -- Overview : a captive state -- pt. 1. Christmas at the Martinique Hotel -- 1. A mood or resignation -- 2. Grieving for a lost home -- 3. Three generations -- 4. Rachel and her children -- 5. The big street -- pt. 2. Failure to thrive -- 1. Concealment -- 2. Stereotypes -- 3. The penalties of failure -- 4. The road to Potter's Field -- 5. Distancing ourselves from pain and tears -- 6. About prayer -- pt. 3. The natural results -- 1. Seasonal concerns -- 2. The long march -- 3. Untouchables -- 4. One childhood : no second chance -- Epilogue : economies of scale.
Note Includes index.
Subject Homeless persons -- United States.
Poor -- United States.
Local Subject Poor people -- United States.
ISBN 051756730X: $16.95
9780517567302: $16.95
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