A hope in the unseen: an American odyssey from the inner city to the Ivy League 9780307763082, 0307763080

Table of contents :
Something to push against --
Don't let them hurt your children --
Rise and shine --
Skin deep --
To him who endureth --
The pretender --
Good-bye to yesterday --
Fierce intimacies --
Bill payers on parade --
A bursting heart --
Back home --
Let the colors run --
A place up ahead --
Meeting the man.

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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League 9780307763082, 0307763080

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