Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation by Jonathan Kozol

Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

Jonathan Kozol

304 pages first pub 1995 (view editions)

nonfiction education sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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4.23
based on 501 reviews

Moods

informative: 100%

emotional: 80%

reflective: 80%

challenging: 60%

sad: 60%

dark: 20%

hopeful: 20%

inspiring: 20%

tense: 20%


Pace

80% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
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