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Title: Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation by Jonathan Kozol ISBN: 0-06-097697-7 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Enlightening and moving
Comment: First off, to the people that say the events in this book are false.. you're an idiot. Sorry, but it's true. I've seen two 5-star reviews from people who live in this area, and I don't feel that Kozol slanted the facts to support his philosophy at all.
IN FACT (cover your ears, conservatives), I feel that Kozol drastically UNDERSTATED the problems portrayed in this book. In fact, I'm shocked he could even go to this neighborhood and write about all the awful things there.. surely he was afraid for his life, and surely he became very frustrated writing about things that could be changed if people (for example, politicians) actually care. (Should children have to live in rat-infested homes, go to [crummy] schools and hope they live to adulthood because their parents have a low-paying job? Hmmmm...)
Anyway, I read this book for a sociology class and it was a real page turner!! I read it all in about 4 days. As someone who's been below poverty level but never anywhere near an environment this bad, I found it very enlightening and moving. It's very fascinating to hear the views the people who live in Mott Haven hold.. one thing we talked about in our class is whether Americans hate children. We say no, but much evidence says otherwise. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in poverty and its causes, and social issues.
Rating: 5
Summary: Innocence in the eyes of poverty
Comment: Amazing Grace takes a hard, honest look at the country's most poverty-stricken city: South Bronx. He goes one-on-one with a variety of people, encountering head on the hard life of poverty and racism. Kozol brings out a problem that society works hard to ignore. If you enjoy reading about issues you rarely find discussed in the media, I recommend this book. The realizations in this book hit me hard. My heart went out to the poor, innocent souls of the children. They were unbelievably sweet. Kozol brings to life the light-hearted mind's of these children. It brings hope into your heart, because the people are so optimistic. This book will open your eyes to the hard world of racism and poverty.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book changed my life
Comment: I was a 16-year-old self-described "liberal." Second in command at my school's Amnesty International chapter. I had spent some time volunteering in an inner-city neighborhood with children, but wasn't particularly passionate about it. A teacher recommended this book to me and I devoured it, staying up all night to finish it. It's an inspiring kick in the pants and I urge anyone, but ESPECIALLY young people, to READ THIS BOOK. It moved me to get more involved in social justice work, and that has truly shaped my life.
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Title: Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol ISBN: 0060974990 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope by Jonathan Kozol ISBN: 0060956453 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 20 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz ISBN: 0385265565 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools by Jonathan Kozol ISBN: 0452262925 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America by Jonathan Kozol ISBN: 0449903397 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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