Rachel and Her Children
Homeless Families in America
Kozol, Jonathan
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The story that jolted the conscience of the nation when it first appeared in The New Yorker
Jonathan Kozol is one of Americas most forceful and eloquent observers of the intersection of race, poverty, and education. His books, from the National Book Awardwinning Death at an Early Age to his most recent, the critically acclaimed Shame of the Nation, are touchstones of the national conscience. First published in 1988 and based on the months the author spent among Americas homeless, Rachel and Her Children is an unforgettable record of the desperate voices of men, women, and especially children caught up in a nightmarish situation that tears at the hearts of readers. With record numbers of homeless children and adults flooding the nations shelters, Rachel and Her Children offers a look at homelessness that resonates even louder today.
BOOK REVIEWS
A searing trip into the heart of homelessness. Chicago Sun-Times
A searing indictment of a society that has largely chosen to look the other way...One would need a heart of stone not to be moved. New York Times
Jonathans struggle is noble. What he says must be heard. His outcry must shake our nation out of its guilty indifference. Elie Wiesel
Among the many virtues of Jonathan Kozols strong and often beautiful books is that we cannot forget for even an instant that the poor are our own kind and live but a moment away. The Nation
I havent experienced the same kind of shock over a book since the first time I read John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath. Chicago Tribune
At a time when Americans are struggling to see through the political, racial, and economic walls that separate them, Jonathan Kozol comes along with a window. Like an Old Testament patriarch, he rages at what he calls the greed and theological evil of our time. USA Today
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0307345890
ISBN(13-digit): 9780307345899
Dewey Decimal: 362.50973
Library of Congress: 2007281899
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 303
Paper Weight (lb): .51 lb
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