Amazing Grace
The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
Amazing Grace is Jonathan Kozol's classic book on life and death in the South Bronx-the poorest urban neighborhood of the United States. He brings us into overcrowded schools, dysfunctional hospitals, and rat-infested homes where families have been ravaged by depression and anxiety, drug-related violence, and the spread of AIDS. But he also introduces us to devoted and unselfish teachers, dedicated ministers, and-at the heart and center of the book-courageous and delightful children. The children we come to meet through the friendships they have formed with Jonathan defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Te…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7704-3566-0
- EAN: 9780770435660
- Produktnummer: 12301066
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Über den Autor
Jonathan Kozol is the author of Death at an Early Age (for which he received the National Book Award), Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace, and other award-winning books about young children and their public schools. He travels and lectures about educational inequality and racial injustice.
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