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Death at an Early Age

Death at an Early Age The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education (National Book Award Winner)

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Publisher's Synopsis

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

In 1964, Jonathan Kozol entered the Boston Public School system to teach fourth grade at one of its most overcrowded inner-city schools. Here, he unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." Death at an Early Age is the unsparing, heart-wrenching account of the year he spent there-the most shocking and powerful personal story ever told by a young teacher, now updated with a new epilogue by the author.

"Honest and terrifying… the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read."-Robert Coles, The New York Times Book Review

"Will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep… I recommend-with considerable urgency-Death at an Early Age."-Chicago Tribune

About the Publisher

Plume

Plume

Plume was founded in 1970 as the trade paperback imprint of New American Library. In its early history, Plume focused primarily on nonfiction titles, publishing approximately 35 titles per year. In the early 1980s, as trade paperbacks were rapidly becoming the format of choice among a large segment of book buyers, Plume began expanding its reach, and became recognized as one of the pre-eminent trade paperback imprints. The 1980?s saw Plume make its mark with a number of major bestsellers, including Toni Morrison?s Tar Baby, Erica Jong?s Fanny, Russell Baker?s Growing Up, and Gloria Steinem?s Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, among others. Now, in 2014, Plume is publishing 85 to 100 titles a year, and its backlist currently encompasses approximately 700 titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780452262928
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Plume
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 295g
Height: 201mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 18mm

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