Road Out A Teacher's Odyssey in Poor America

Name: Road Out A Teacher's Odyssey in Poor America
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ISBN: 9780520266490

ISBN-10: 0520266498

ISBN-13: 9780520266490

Edition: 2013

Authors: Deborah Hicks

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Can one teacher truly make a difference in her students' lives when everything is working against them? Can a love for literature and learning save the most vulnerable of youth from a life of poverty?The Road Outis a gripping account of one teacher's journey of hope and discovery with her students--girls growing up poor in a neighborhood that was once home to white Appalachian workers, and is now a ghetto. Deborah Hicks, a compassionate and idealistic teacher, set out to give one group of girls something she never had: a first-rate education, and a chance to live their dreams. A contemporary tragedy is brought to life as she leads us deep into the worlds of Adriana, Blair, Mariah,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/12/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 294
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Author's Note


Introduction: A Teacher on a Mission



Childhood Ghosts



Ghost Rose Speaks



Elizabeth Discovers Her Paperback



We're Sisters!



My Life as a Girl



Girl Talk



A Magazine Is Born



Mrs. Bush Visits (But Not Our Class)



A Saturday at the Bookstore



Jessica Finds Jesus, and Elizabeth Finds Love



Blair Discovers a Voice



Leavings



At Sixteen



Girlhood Interrupted



I Deserve a Better Life



The Road Out


Epilogue


Notes