{"product_id":"death-at-an-early-age-the-classic-indictment-of-inner-city-education-national-book-award-winner-9780452262928","title":"Death at an Early Age: The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education (National Book Award Winner)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\" \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Honest and terrifying... the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read.\"--\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep... I recommend--with considerable urgency--\u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16157146\"\u003eJonathan Kozol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452262928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452262925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU001000\"\u003eAdministration | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU011000\"\u003eEvaluation \u0026amp; Assessment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU038000\"\u003eStudent Life \u0026amp; Student Affairs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Kozol\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSavage Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, and other award-winning books about young children and their public schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of psychiatry and medical humanities at the Harvard Medical School and a research psychiatrist for the Harvard University Health Services. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning five-volume \u003ci\u003eChildren of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Intelligence of Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Intelligence of Children\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard. He lives in Massachusetts.","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460489261293,"sku":"9780452262928","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_dadb56b3-746b-45a4-a259-d0f5570ebfd2.jpg?v=1753665247","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/death-at-an-early-age-the-classic-indictment-of-inner-city-education-national-book-award-winner-9780452262928","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}