| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-308). |
| Summary |
Some walked across deserts and mountains to get here. Others flew in on planes. One arrived after escaping in a suitcase. And some won?t say how they got here.These are ?the new kids?: new to America and all the routines and rituals of an American high school, from lonely first days to prom. They attend International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, which is like most high schools in some way, its halls are filled with students gossiping, joking, flirting, and pushing the limits of the school?s dress code, but all of the students are recent immigrants learning English. Together, they come from more than forty-five countries and speak more than twenty-eight languages.A singular work of narrative journalism, The New Kids chronicles a year in the life of a remarkable group of these teenage newcomer, a multicultural mosaic that embodies what is truly amazing about America. Hauser?s unforgettable portraits include Jessica, kicked out of her father?s home just days after arriving from China; Ngawang, who spent twenty-four hours folded up in a small suitcase to escape from Tibet; Mohamed, a diamond miner?s son from Sierra Leone whose arrival in New York City is shrouded in mystery; Yasmeen, a recently orphaned Yemeni girl who is torn between pursuing college and marrying so that she can take care of her younger siblings; and Chit Su, a Burmese refugee who is the only person to speak her language. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.4 18.0 161140. |
| Subject |
Children of immigrants -- Education (Secondary) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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High school seniors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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International High School (New York, N.Y.) -- Students -- Case studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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| Note |
Pre-publication title: New American high : 45 countries, 28 languages : immigrant teens in high school |
| ISBN |
9781439163283 hardback |
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1439163286 hardback |
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