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There are no children here : the story of two boys growing up in the other America

Kotlowitz, Alex. (Author).

Summary: Examines the lives of two inner-city brothers who live in a Chicago housing project and their daily struggle for survival and enduring hope.

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  • ISBN: 0385265565
  • ISBN: 9780385265560
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 323 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 1st Anchor books ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 1992.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday in 1991"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult.
970 Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader 6.7.
Reading Counts! 7.9.
Subject: Children Illinois Chicago Social conditions Case studies
Families Illinois Chicago Case studies
Inner cities Illinois Chicago Case studies
Poor children Illinois Chicago Social conditions Case studies
Public Housing Chicago
Social Conditions Chicago

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HQ 792 .U5 K68 1992 30775305531155 General Collection Available -

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There Are No Children Here : The Story of Two Boys Growing up in the Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award)
There Are No Children Here : The Story of Two Boys Growing up in the Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award)
by Kotlowitz, Alex
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There Are No Children Here : The Story of Two Boys Growing up in the Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award)


NATIONAL BESTSELLER.A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. This meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" ( The New York Times). "Alex Kotlowitzjoins the ranks of the important few writers on thesubiect of urban poverty."- Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago'sHenry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
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