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Death at an Early Age: The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education (National Book Award Winner)

Death at an Early Age: The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education (National Book Award Winner)

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

In 1964, Jonathan Kozol entered the Boston Public School system to teach fourth grade at one of its most overcrowded inner-city schools. Here, he unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." Death at an Early Age is the unsparing, heart-wrenching account of the year he spent there--the most shocking and powerful personal story ever told by a young teacher, now updated with a new epilogue by the author.

"Honest and terrifying... the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read."--Robert Coles, The New York Times Book Review

"Will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep... I recommend--with considerable urgency--Death at an Early Age."--Chicago Tribune

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BrandPenguin Publishing Group
Pub dateOct 1, 1985
ISBN-100452262925
ISBN-139780452262928
Paperback246.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions7.99 × 5.31 × 0.62 in
Weight1 lb
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