The Resource Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol
Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol
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- Summary
- "For nearly fifty years Jonathan has pricked the conscience of his readers by laying bare the savage inequalities inflicted upon children for no reason but the accident of being born to poverty within a wealthy nation. A winner of the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and countless other honors, he has persistently crossed the lines of class and race, first as a teacher, then as the author of tender and heart-breaking books about the children he has called "the outcasts of our nation's ingenuity". But Jonathan is not a distant and detached reporter. His own life has been radically transformed by the children who have trusted and befriended him. Never has this intimate acquaintance with his subjects been more apparent, or more stirring, than in Fire in the Ashes, as Jonathan tells the stories of young men and women who have come of age in one of the most destitute communities of the United States. Some of them never do recover from the battering they undergo in their early years, but many more battle back with fierce and, often, jubilant determination to overcome the formidable obstacles they face. As we watch these glorious children grow into the fullness of a healthy and contributive maturity, they ignite a flame of hope, not only for themselves, but for our society."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- x, 354 pages
- 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 all 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
- Isbn
- 9781400052462
- Label
- Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America
- Title
- Fire in the ashes
- Title remainder
- twenty-five years among the poorest children in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Kozol
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For nearly fifty years Jonathan has pricked the conscience of his readers by laying bare the savage inequalities inflicted upon children for no reason but the accident of being born to poverty within a wealthy nation. A winner of the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and countless other honors, he has persistently crossed the lines of class and race, first as a teacher, then as the author of tender and heart-breaking books about the children he has called "the outcasts of our nation's ingenuity". But Jonathan is not a distant and detached reporter. His own life has been radically transformed by the children who have trusted and befriended him. Never has this intimate acquaintance with his subjects been more apparent, or more stirring, than in Fire in the Ashes, as Jonathan tells the stories of young men and women who have come of age in one of the most destitute communities of the United States. Some of them never do recover from the battering they undergo in their early years, but many more battle back with fierce and, often, jubilant determination to overcome the formidable obstacles they face. As we watch these glorious children grow into the fullness of a healthy and contributive maturity, they ignite a flame of hope, not only for themselves, but for our society."--Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kozol, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 362.77/56909747275
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV741
- LC item number
- .K674 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poor children
- Poor families
- Child welfare
- Children
- Education
- Label
- Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-339) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 all 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
- Control code
- 1365727
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- x, 354 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400052462
- Lccn
- 2012005183
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1365727
- (OCoLC)769425425
- Label
- Fire in the ashes : twenty-five years among the poorest children in America, Jonathan Kozol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-339) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 all 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
- Control code
- 1365727
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- x, 354 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400052462
- Lccn
- 2012005183
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1365727
- (OCoLC)769425425
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