{"product_id":"there-are-no-children-here-the-story-of-two-boys-growing-up-in-the-other-america-helen-bernstein-book-award-paperback","title":"There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Kotlowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL 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\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEX KOTLOWITZ is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThere Are No Children Here\u003c\/i\u003e, which the New York Public Library selected as one of the 150 most important books of the twentieth century. His second book, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the Heartland Prize for Non-Fiction. For his documentary film, \u003ci\u003eThe Interrupters\u003c\/i\u003e, he received an Emmy and a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. Kotlowitz's work, which has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and on public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, has been honored with two Peabody awards, two duPont-Columbia University awards, and a George Polk Award. He is a writer in residence at Northwestern University. Kotlowitz lives with his wife, Maria Woltjen, and their two children, Mattie and Lucas, just outside of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.04 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helen Bernstein Book Award (1992)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755661623584,"sku":"9780385265560","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa3d77b13c89bdad02c905bc617c72b5.webp?v=1780065122","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/there-are-no-children-here-the-story-of-two-boys-growing-up-in-the-other-america-helen-bernstein-book-award-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}