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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 Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty.”—Chicago Tribune
The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago’s Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
ASIN : 0385265565
Publisher : Doubleday; First Edition (January 5, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 323 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780385265560
ISBN-13 : 978-0385265560
Lexile measure : 970L
Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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