When I was in school at
Duquesne, I happened upon a book at work called
Savage Inequalities by
Jonathan Kozol. It was one of those life-changing books for me and it was good to read his latest book,
Fire in the Ashes: twenty-five years among the poorest children in America. Kozol and
Alex Kotlowitz have done an important job. Using language that we can understand they have shed light on the lives of people right here in our own country who struggle every day to survive. They have exposed the greed and neglect of all of us. I think that everyone should read their books. In Fire, Kozol brings us up to date, lets us know what some of those kids he introduced us to in
Amazing Grace and
Rachel and Her Children are doing now. Great, great book.
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