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Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780812997316
Book Title
Reading with Patrick : a Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
Item Length
8.5 in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
2017
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Michelle Kuo
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, Social Science
Topic
Secondary, Discrimination & Race Relations, Personal Memoirs, Penology
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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"In all of the literature addressing education, race, poverty, and criminal justice, there has been nothing quite like Reading with Patrick ."-- The Atlantic A memoir of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE Recently graduated from Harvard University, Michelle Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer, bursting with optimism and drive. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America, still disabled by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. In this stirring memoir, Kuo, the child of Taiwanese immigrants, shares the story of her complicated but rewarding mentorship of one student, Patrick Browning, and his remarkable literary and personal awakening. Convinced she can make a difference in the lives of her teenaged students, Michelle Kuo puts her heart into her work, using quiet reading time and guided writing to foster a sense of self in students left behind by a broken school system. Though Michelle loses some students to truancy and even gun violence, she is inspired by some such as Patrick. Fifteen and in the eighth grade, Patrick begins to thrive under Michelle's exacting attention. However, after two years of teaching, Michelle feels pressure from her parents and the draw of opportunities outside the Delta and leaves Arkansas to attend law school. Then, on the eve of her law-school graduation, Michelle learns that Patrick has been jailed for murder. Feeling that she left the Delta prematurely and determined to fix her mistake, Michelle returns to Helena and resumes Patrick's education--even as he sits in a jail cell awaiting trial. Every day for the next seven months they pore over classic novels, poems, and works of history. Little by little, Patrick grows into a confident, expressive writer and a dedicated reader galvanized by the works of Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, Walt Whitman, W. S. Merwin, and others. In her time reading with Patrick, Michelle is herself transformed, contending with the legacy of racism and the questions of what constitutes a "good" life and what the privileged owe to those with bleaker prospects. "A powerful meditation on how one person can affect the life of another . . . One of the great strengths of Reading with Patrick is its portrayal of the risk inherent to teaching."-- The Seattle Times " A] tender memoir."-- O: The Oprah Magazine

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
081299731x
ISBN-13
9780812997316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038709963

Product Key Features

Book Title
Reading with Patrick : a Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
Author
Michelle Kuo
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Secondary, Discrimination & Race Relations, Personal Memoirs, Penology
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hv8833.K86 2017
Reviews
Advance praise for Reading with Patrick   "This book is special and could not be more right on time. It's an absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege in America that helps articulate what is often lost, seemingly intentionally, in national debates over criminal justice and education: the inner life and imagination of a young person." --Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore "Every American should read Michelle Kuo's remarkable memoir. Honest, generous, humble, and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books." --Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs   "Riveting . . . Reading with Patrick is an essential addition to our national conversation about institutional racism. It is also an empathic story of connection: between a dedicated teacher and her student; between history and our current × and between literature and life. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring testament to the transformative power of reading." --Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them   "In Reading with Patrick, Michelle Kuo takes on the subjects of race, privilege, and the debt that the human community owes to its most disadvantaged members with a bracing intelligence, honesty, and self-scrutiny. This is a gorgeous, urgent, and heartbreaking memoir." --Darcy Frey, Harvard University Senior Lecturer on English, author of The Last Shot
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-036759
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Dewey Edition
23

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  • by janelllan5
    17 Oct, 2017

    Telling it like it is

    This was a gift for my 13 year old granddaughter. She loves to read and especially loved this book because it is a true story. I paid $7.60 for this book. The price was great for a book of great value. My granddaughter received this gift earlier than anticipated which made it even better! Thank you!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: gkrsattick

  • by lonas25
    05 May, 2022

    A great read!

    This is a true and very uplifting story of how one person can make a huge impact on a student’s life. I didn’t want to put the book down.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: jensonbooksinc

  • by getnfit123
    20 Jun, 2018

    Opens Mind and Heart

    For anyone who teaches adolescents. For anyone who is interested in social justice. For anyone who writes as a way to discover what they think.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bookoutlet_store

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