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Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
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4 out of 5
Based on 4,281 Ratings and 448 Reviews

Book Description
The children in this book defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Tender, generous and often religiously devout, they speak with eloquence and honesty about the poverty and racial isolation that have wounded but not hardened them.

The book does not romanticize or soften the effects of violence and sickness. One fourth of the child-bearing women in the neighbo... More

Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
BindingPaperback (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages304
ISBN-100060976977
ISBN-13978-0060976972
Publication Date09/27/1996
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About Jonathan Kozol (Author) : Jonathan Kozol is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jonathan Kozol include The Shame of the Nation, Preparing minds for markets: a noted child advocate laments ... more
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