Ken Sehres SR Sehres SR itibaren Quinlan, TX 75474, Birleşik Devletler
This is the other book (besides Search For Significance) that we read in our Mayfield in order to prepare us for working at the Preston Taylor after-school tutoring/mentoring program. Unlike Search for Significance, I really enjoyed There are No Children Here. Alex Kotlowitz is a competent journalist who compassionately but accurately follows the lives of two brothers growing up in the projects in inner-city Chicago. This book, along with my experiences at Preston Taylor, discussions with the other guys in my Mayfield, and even some of my classes at Vanderbilt, really helped me appreciate the gravity of the hardships created by poverty in all situations, and specifically among blacks in America. For me, it completely dispelled the very conservative, very American, and very naïve idea that I had long held onto of "well, if they would just work hard, they could pull themselves out of that situation." The most striking moment of the book, for me, was when Pharoah, the younger of the two boys, responds "If I grow up, I want to be a bus driver." Notice: "if," not "when."
Grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the last page. I so rarely want to use the term "pageturner," but I simply could not put this down. It's a zombie novel, so don't expect your world to be rocked. But it's a fantastic zombie novel and I highly recommend it and "city of the dead," its sequel.
I love Dewey and all the people in his little town. The story begins in the 80's during the Savings and Loan crisis and is very much like what is happening to the whole country now. Its a story about the loss of the midwest family farms and a way of life. But these people still hold true to the values they learned living a small town life. Dewey is always there reflecting the changes and bringing out the best in those around him. I cried like a baby a the end.