Bibliograph

Fire in the ashes, twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol

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Fire in the ashes, twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fire in the ashes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

777364336

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Kozol

Sub title

twenty-five years among the poorest children in America

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

Table Of 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

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