Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Elliott Andrea
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Elliott Andrea The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an…
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Elliott Andrea
The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of The New York TimesInvisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. As Dasani grows up, moving with her tight-knit family from shelter to shelter, this story goes back to trace the passage of Dasani's ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolize Brooklyn's gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city.
By the time Dasani comes of age, New York City's homeless crisis is exploding as the chasm deepens between rich and poor.In the
Invisible Child - Andrea Elliott