Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student and the Life-Changing Power of Books
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071G6MCTK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Two years later Michelle left to go to law school, but Patrick began to lose his way, killing a man and facing a lengthy jail sentence. And that's when Michelle decided that her work was not done and began to visit Patrick once a week, and soon every day, to read with him again. Finely written in the very best tradition of American long-form narrative, Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo is a story of hope, redemption and the power of books to transform - and even to save - a life.. For the first time, these kids began to engage with ideas and dreams beyond their small town and to gain an insight into themselves that they had never had before. A memoir of race
R Kanakia said A book that doesn't offer platitudes or easy answers. Normally I am very cynical about all these people who talk about the liberal arts education and the benefits of humanism, etc. I mean I love to read, but sometimes these claims feel as laughable as when sci-fi nerds say that watching Star Trek makes you a better human. I mean if education in the humanitie. Couldn't Put This Book Down! What a powerful story that is so lovingly crafted. Can't put this book down and have been binge reading this for the last day. Very honest, nuanced story about teaching in America. Has a lot of angles going on (think hillbilly elegy meets Work Hard Be Nice). The core story of Patrick is infused with empat. Shuting Chen said I love memoirs and biographies. I love memoirs and biographies, and Michelle Kuo's Reading with Patrick shines even among some of my favorite books in this genre. The students that Michelle describes with tenderness and love are complicated and interesting individuals whose perspectives on race and family, education and literature, hist