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The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
";A refreshing reminder of the hurdles newcomers to this country still face and how many defy the odds to overcome them,"; writes The New York Times, this inspiring work of narrative journalism recounts a year in the life at the International High School at Prospect Heights, where students come from more than forty-five countries and speak more than twenty-eight languages.Some walked across deserts and mountains to get here. Others flew in on planes. One arrived after escaping in a suitcase. And some won’t say how they got here. These are ";the new "; new to America. They attend the International High School, which is like most high schools in some ways, but all of the students are recent immigrants learning English. Among the students featured in the book, chosen as one of People magazine’s ";Great Reads";: Ngawang, who spent twenty-four hours folded up in a small suitcase to escape from Tibet; Mohamed, a di
320 pages, Hardcover
First published September 20, 2011
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Brooke Hauser
5 books16 followersBrooke Hauser has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Allure, and Premiere, among other publications. Originally from Miami, Florida, she now divides her time between New York City and western Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband Addison MacDonald. Please visit her website: www.brookehauser.com.
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January 26, 2014
All though this book introduces many immigrants from many different backgrounds, there were three that were clearly the focus:
1. Jessica--A Chinese student with a boarding school background and English language courses in her native country--Her father replaced her and her mother with a new family in the US. When she came to New York, her father's new wife kicked her out so now she lives on her own in a small room her father rents for her in the apartment of a family friend.
2. Yasmeen--A student from Yemen who struggles to become the legal guardian of her younger siblings when both her parents die. She struggles with continuing her faith and conservative culture in the US where everyone believes she is being taken advantage of. She marries at the age of 18 and her wedding, engagement, and the marriage arrangement is discussed a lot.
3. Mohamed Bah--A student from Sierre Leone who manages to obtain a visitor's visa from a US church and becomes an illegal immigrant by disappearing into New York City to avoid the plane back to Africa. His story provides an interesting look into the secrecy and lies that undocumented immigrants begin to tell and find hard to stop. It also follows the legal proceedings as he tries to get papers in the US.
1. Jessica--A Chinese student with a boarding school background and English language courses in her native country--Her father replaced her and her mother with a new family in the US. When she came to New York, her father's new wife kicked her out so now she lives on her own in a small room her father rents for her in the apartment of a family friend.
2. Yasmeen--A student from Yemen who struggles to become the legal guardian of her younger siblings when both her parents die. She struggles with continuing her faith and conservative culture in the US where everyone believes she is being taken advantage of. She marries at the age of 18 and her wedding, engagement, and the marriage arrangement is discussed a lot.
3. Mohamed Bah--A student from Sierre Leone who manages to obtain a visitor's visa from a US church and becomes an illegal immigrant by disappearing into New York City to avoid the plane back to Africa. His story provides an interesting look into the secrecy and lies that undocumented immigrants begin to tell and find hard to stop. It also follows the legal proceedings as he tries to get papers in the US.
August 22, 2011
The author of this book followed a number of students and teachers through a year at International High School in Brooklyn. International is a unique school in that all the students enrolled there are recent emigrants with limited to no English language skills. I went into it expecting to read something slightly different. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the cover on it being used to promote purchase of the book indicated that it was along the same lines as the book "There are No Children Here", which I read and loved. That book however is a heartbreaking story of how the system is failing our children. Although there are many heartbreaking stories in this book they are the stories of the students lives outside of the school. Far from failing its students, based on this book at least, International High School seems to be a case where the system is doing anything but failing its students. It appears to be going above and beyond to help these students succeed. That is not to say that it isn't a good book because it is, it just wasn't what I was expecting based on the promotional blurb on the cover. The students profiled in the book do have some heartbreaking stories and challenging circumstances, but it was nice for a change to read about how a school is actually working to change their lives for the better instead of failing them.
March 22, 2012
Wow! This book is my job on steroids. I work with ELLs, but not at a school full of them like the International High School at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. The writer follows several teens at the school and tells us their stories, going back to their home countries and telling about their journeys to the U.S. The diversity in New York means there are some in-cred-ible (as in unbelievable) stories of how the students even got to New York, like Ngawang's story of leaving Nepal for India hidden for hours inside a small suitcase in the back of a vehicle or Jovita's story about crossing the desert from Mexico to the U.S. led by a coyote.
The book does a nice job of telling about the challenges students face and also including the perspective of the school staff. For example, we see the counselor struggling to work with seniors applying for university admissions and scholarships. Should she encourage them to apply when she knows she's just setting them up for disappointment when they get rejected because the competition is too stiff? In her words, "I feel like by saying,'Go ahead and apply,' it's like saying they have a chance, but they don't, really." p. 199.
The book does a nice job of telling about the challenges students face and also including the perspective of the school staff. For example, we see the counselor struggling to work with seniors applying for university admissions and scholarships. Should she encourage them to apply when she knows she's just setting them up for disappointment when they get rejected because the competition is too stiff? In her words, "I feel like by saying,'Go ahead and apply,' it's like saying they have a chance, but they don't, really." p. 199.
October 29, 2011
Absolutely a fantastic non-fiction book. I rarely read non-fiction but
Brooke Hauser writes a non-fiction book that brought tears to my eyes
and pride for a profession that is so often belittled and certainly
one that is underpaid. The teachers in this book are caring people who
do everything in their power to help their students succeed. Although
I have never met these teachers personally, I have met many teachers just like
them throughout my 34 year teaching career. I have also met students who
will definitely be remembered and who have opened up and shared their lives,
and dreams.
This book has also helped me to think about the question of what to do about
"undocumented immigrants" in a new light. Immigration issues have been
in the news and in a lot of politicians mouths lately. No matter where you
stand on this issue, you will perhaps get further insight into the problem
from this book.
Brooke Hauser writes a non-fiction book that brought tears to my eyes
and pride for a profession that is so often belittled and certainly
one that is underpaid. The teachers in this book are caring people who
do everything in their power to help their students succeed. Although
I have never met these teachers personally, I have met many teachers just like
them throughout my 34 year teaching career. I have also met students who
will definitely be remembered and who have opened up and shared their lives,
and dreams.
This book has also helped me to think about the question of what to do about
"undocumented immigrants" in a new light. Immigration issues have been
in the news and in a lot of politicians mouths lately. No matter where you
stand on this issue, you will perhaps get further insight into the problem
from this book.
October 3, 2012
This is a vivid portrait of an unusual high school, whose students have to deal with arranged marriages, unconventional living situations, and the fear of deportation along with the usual teenage concerns of what to wear, where you'll go to college, and whether you'll be asked to prom. The stories of Mohamed and Yasmeen are particularly compelling, and Hauser has a gift for showing the many facets of the people she’s writing about. Even the most minor players don’t feel one-dimensional. Highly recommended for anyone who works with young people, is a young person, or ever was a young person. Wait, that's everyone!
October 25, 2023
This book contains stories from real-life people that are absolutely shocking and inspiring. I got chills many, many times imagining what these kids and teenagers went through to get to America and to stay in America. The writing was presented more in a journalistic style so it was hard to keep reading at times. But the stories told have forever changed me.
March 27, 2022
Both heart breaking and rejuvenating at the same time, a beautiful reality of spirit and grit.
November 6, 2011
I'm about halfway through the book right now and I find myself torn - I love the concept and the student stories are incredible. However, the writing does not display the students or the school in the most compelling fashion. It's as if the book is written somewhere between journalism (not surprising considering the author's background) and fiction and it fails to engage me. I find the author to be too biased and she takes too many liberties with her subjects; how can she know what they were thinking and feeling unless she followed them, interviewed them incessantly, KNEW these kids? There's no indication that the author was that immersed in the lives of these students; instead, it feels as if she's culled her information from teacher and student interviews, assignments and other papers, and perhaps a few parent/guardian interviews with only a minimum of actual participation.
In addition, she praises the school and its staff, but it almost sounds like she found the praise on the website or took it from staff interviews because, in reality, she paints a fairly common and, in some cases, even unpleasant picture of the school, the teachers, and the administration.
The hook, of course, is the lives of these students who have endured all kinds of hardship at a very young age and have found a way to enroll themselves in this International school in the hope of attaining a stable future. That is what keeps me reading. I feel their stories could have been told in a more comprehensive and compelling fashion with the help of a seasoned editor or even by another author, but Ms. Hauser recognized that the students' lives would be interesting enough to capture the reader's attention, no matter the writing style, and she was right.
I have finished the book and my thoughts really haven't changed. The right style of writing just wasn't there; I was never fully-engaged. I had put the book down for a week and picked it up to finish reading over the weekend and had forgotten who half the people were. They hadn't become memorable enough for me to remember them after a week.
I think I'd like to see this author write some more books, learn her style, and then do a follow-up piece on this in about ten years.
In addition, she praises the school and its staff, but it almost sounds like she found the praise on the website or took it from staff interviews because, in reality, she paints a fairly common and, in some cases, even unpleasant picture of the school, the teachers, and the administration.
The hook, of course, is the lives of these students who have endured all kinds of hardship at a very young age and have found a way to enroll themselves in this International school in the hope of attaining a stable future. That is what keeps me reading. I feel their stories could have been told in a more comprehensive and compelling fashion with the help of a seasoned editor or even by another author, but Ms. Hauser recognized that the students' lives would be interesting enough to capture the reader's attention, no matter the writing style, and she was right.
I have finished the book and my thoughts really haven't changed. The right style of writing just wasn't there; I was never fully-engaged. I had put the book down for a week and picked it up to finish reading over the weekend and had forgotten who half the people were. They hadn't become memorable enough for me to remember them after a week.
I think I'd like to see this author write some more books, learn her style, and then do a follow-up piece on this in about ten years.
February 14, 2017
An astonishing piece of journalism that does for immigrant teenagers what Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's "Random Family" did for drug dealers; these kids are real, inspiring, and incredibly sympathetic.
January 26, 2014
From the back cover:
'Some walked across deserts and mountains to get here. One arrived after escaping in a suitcase. And others won't say how they got here.
These are "the new kids": new to America and all the routines and rituals of an American high school, from lonely first days to prom. They attend Brooklyn's International High School at Prospect Heights, where all the students are recent immigrants learning English. Together, they come from more than forty-five countries and speak more than twenty-eight languages.
An inspiring work of narrative journalism, The New Kids chronicles a year in the lives of teenage newcomers who are at once ordinary and extraordinary in their paths to the American Dream.'
It is interesting reading and innovative schooling. I liked it, except for the prom, that I thought they could have done without. Oh, and the sex ed. That was kind of appalling.
'Some walked across deserts and mountains to get here. One arrived after escaping in a suitcase. And others won't say how they got here.
These are "the new kids": new to America and all the routines and rituals of an American high school, from lonely first days to prom. They attend Brooklyn's International High School at Prospect Heights, where all the students are recent immigrants learning English. Together, they come from more than forty-five countries and speak more than twenty-eight languages.
An inspiring work of narrative journalism, The New Kids chronicles a year in the lives of teenage newcomers who are at once ordinary and extraordinary in their paths to the American Dream.'
It is interesting reading and innovative schooling. I liked it, except for the prom, that I thought they could have done without. Oh, and the sex ed. That was kind of appalling.
August 30, 2014
This is an amazing inside story of life and I high school composed of some of America's newest immigrants. They often gets inside the concerns and relationships of these terns without being condescending or rendering them as victims worthy of the reader's pity.
The author maintains the perfect voice throughout for covering the events of adolescent immigrants. She can be jocular and sarcastic. She can base her analogies on mundane events and objects, and yet, just as these events set up serious patterns for later lives, she gets across The momentousness of the battle that is taking place within the walls of the school to transform lives and communities.
Her characters could not be more compelling if she were crafting them from whole cloth. She avoids cloying sweetness, but these young lives to make a definitive impression.
The author maintains the perfect voice throughout for covering the events of adolescent immigrants. She can be jocular and sarcastic. She can base her analogies on mundane events and objects, and yet, just as these events set up serious patterns for later lives, she gets across The momentousness of the battle that is taking place within the walls of the school to transform lives and communities.
Her characters could not be more compelling if she were crafting them from whole cloth. She avoids cloying sweetness, but these young lives to make a definitive impression.
September 16, 2012
Eye-opening and worth reading with two caveats:
1. This book has about 354 too many adjectives
2. This book doesn't really delve as deep into underlying issues as it could (for example, on matters of immigration policy)
The book serves a reminder for how much hope so many had for Obama and the Democrats regarding the DREAM act...and an active reminder of why this legislation (or similar) is needed.
1. This book has about 354 too many adjectives
2. This book doesn't really delve as deep into underlying issues as it could (for example, on matters of immigration policy)
The book serves a reminder for how much hope so many had for Obama and the Democrats regarding the DREAM act...and an active reminder of why this legislation (or similar) is needed.
August 29, 2016
The stories themselves- interesting
The writing- Won't keep you up late at night reading because it makes the stories BORING
The writing- Won't keep you up late at night reading because it makes the stories BORING
January 6, 2019
There are many high schools in NYC but there's a unique characteristic of those attending Brooklyn's International High School: all the students come from other countries with incredibly diverse stories of arriving in America.
The book follows 5 main students closely and you get to know several staff members pretty well. The staff clearly demonstrate their passion towards their students, both in the academic content as well as the emotional roller coaster of bonding with young people who are in very fragile or overwhelming life situations. As a teacher, I was super interested in comparing my style and school situation with what was portrayed at the International High School.
I thought the most compelling stories involved Mohamad, Yasmeen, and Jessica. Very thought-provoking and and rich for discussion. If you are from CT like me, Mohamad's story includes a strong connection to Farmington.
Why didn't it get 5 stars? It took me a really long time to get into it, and a really long time to finish it. If I were to recommend or teach from this book, I would probably use excerpts. The writing is both insightful and so descriptive it makes me a little tired. Plus, it is a complicated world to establish, so it took me a while to get hooked because I didn't know how she was structuring the book overall until maybe Jessica's story. On the flip side, I can see some students really enjoying the amazing descriptions of life at this high school--the profound cultural differences in this global community and the universal similarities of teen life.
One other thing: this book was published in 2011. That seems pretty recent, but a LOT has changed since then, esp regarding Dreamers, immigrants, illegal immigrants, visas, etc. There are a couple policies she mentions that might not be accurate anymore--so keep that in mind. One excellent aspect about this book (which was done on purpose, the author talks about it at the end of the book) is that it doesn't get political or show a huge agenda.
The book follows 5 main students closely and you get to know several staff members pretty well. The staff clearly demonstrate their passion towards their students, both in the academic content as well as the emotional roller coaster of bonding with young people who are in very fragile or overwhelming life situations. As a teacher, I was super interested in comparing my style and school situation with what was portrayed at the International High School.
I thought the most compelling stories involved Mohamad, Yasmeen, and Jessica. Very thought-provoking and and rich for discussion. If you are from CT like me, Mohamad's story includes a strong connection to Farmington.
Why didn't it get 5 stars? It took me a really long time to get into it, and a really long time to finish it. If I were to recommend or teach from this book, I would probably use excerpts. The writing is both insightful and so descriptive it makes me a little tired. Plus, it is a complicated world to establish, so it took me a while to get hooked because I didn't know how she was structuring the book overall until maybe Jessica's story. On the flip side, I can see some students really enjoying the amazing descriptions of life at this high school--the profound cultural differences in this global community and the universal similarities of teen life.
One other thing: this book was published in 2011. That seems pretty recent, but a LOT has changed since then, esp regarding Dreamers, immigrants, illegal immigrants, visas, etc. There are a couple policies she mentions that might not be accurate anymore--so keep that in mind. One excellent aspect about this book (which was done on purpose, the author talks about it at the end of the book) is that it doesn't get political or show a huge agenda.
September 4, 2018
Brooke Hauser researched and studied the International High School at Prospect Heights for immigrant teens, later writing 'The New Kids' to reflect what she had learned. The book goes into detail about a number of students and teachers whom were all recent emigrants, the students knowing very little or no English. Hauser writes in a way to show how these teens may seem vastly different from the 'average' High School student but they truly are very similar. She writes comparing events from her own High School experience to one of the three main characters experiences: Jessica who had learned English in her native country, once arrived to America she was kicked out of her father's home and lives on her own in an apartment that is rented for her, Yasmeen who throughout the book is attempting to care and become the legal guardian of her younger siblings due to both of her parents passing away, she struggles through an arranged marriage as well, and finally Mohamed who is an illegal immigrant and his story is described through similar situations of undocumented immigrants. Living with the fear small issues like fitting in and the first day of school is normal for High School students, but these students also have the added fear of being deported and the immense language barrier.
I feel as though this book provides valuable life lessons to understanding how others live, it allows a student like me to understand how lucky I am to be in the position that I am today leaving me to be gracious towards others. I can personally connect to this book having a father who is an immigrant as well and I feel as though the struggles described are very accurate and relatable. I would highly recommend this book to anyone trying to learn about the opportunity that immigrant schools are providing for new students and to anyone who wishes to learn more about life when you first arrive in a country you know nothing about.
I feel as though this book provides valuable life lessons to understanding how others live, it allows a student like me to understand how lucky I am to be in the position that I am today leaving me to be gracious towards others. I can personally connect to this book having a father who is an immigrant as well and I feel as though the struggles described are very accurate and relatable. I would highly recommend this book to anyone trying to learn about the opportunity that immigrant schools are providing for new students and to anyone who wishes to learn more about life when you first arrive in a country you know nothing about.
December 3, 2018
The New Kids is an extremely insightful detailing the challenges that immigrant students face when they arrive in America. The teenage years are all about finding out who you are and who you want to be. But can you imagine what that is like when you are simultaneously having to adapt to a new city, language, and culture that is entirely different from your own?
Brooke Hauser gives us a narrative of students who attend an International School in New York City. It details their trials and tribulations following their arrival, as well as the delicate balance they have to keep to maintain their native culture with an entirely new one. Instead of reading like a non-fiction novel like you expect from the title, she weaves a storyline of characters and experiences that make you reflect on your own high school years. This is an excellent read for students of all ages and backgrounds and would be greatly appreciated by educators who have immigrant students in their classrooms.
Brooke Hauser gives us a narrative of students who attend an International School in New York City. It details their trials and tribulations following their arrival, as well as the delicate balance they have to keep to maintain their native culture with an entirely new one. Instead of reading like a non-fiction novel like you expect from the title, she weaves a storyline of characters and experiences that make you reflect on your own high school years. This is an excellent read for students of all ages and backgrounds and would be greatly appreciated by educators who have immigrant students in their classrooms.
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June 29, 2020For June’s book club choice I read The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser.
The book follows 5 students at International High in Brooklyn as they prepare for graduation and, of course, prom. International High accepts students from all over the world, the only stipulation is that they must fail the English Proficiency Test and they must not have been in the country for longer than 4 years. Though many of the students have very little in common culturally speaking, they are all striving for one thing-- to obtain the “American Dream.” Of course, it is nearly impossible to obtain this dream without a college education these days. What becomes very frustrating early on in the book, is the many obstacles these students face both culturally and legally in order to obtain a college education after high school. Not only do students like Yasmeen have to worry about whether or not they will be married off before they can graduate high school, but they also have to worry about how they will pay for college if they do not qualify for the FAFSA due to immigration status. This book has a narrative style that is compelling to read and the student’s stories and interactions compel you to read on.
I think this book is great for CTEP members working with youth from any background, but it also puts into perspective extra pressures that new immigrant youth must face. I loved this book! Great read.
The book follows 5 students at International High in Brooklyn as they prepare for graduation and, of course, prom. International High accepts students from all over the world, the only stipulation is that they must fail the English Proficiency Test and they must not have been in the country for longer than 4 years. Though many of the students have very little in common culturally speaking, they are all striving for one thing-- to obtain the “American Dream.” Of course, it is nearly impossible to obtain this dream without a college education these days. What becomes very frustrating early on in the book, is the many obstacles these students face both culturally and legally in order to obtain a college education after high school. Not only do students like Yasmeen have to worry about whether or not they will be married off before they can graduate high school, but they also have to worry about how they will pay for college if they do not qualify for the FAFSA due to immigration status. This book has a narrative style that is compelling to read and the student’s stories and interactions compel you to read on.
I think this book is great for CTEP members working with youth from any background, but it also puts into perspective extra pressures that new immigrant youth must face. I loved this book! Great read.
February 23, 2017
Very interesting book. Really brings to light the struggles that many teenage immigrants, legal and illegal, face. It was especially interesting to me as I could see some of the experiences of the students in the book mirror the experiences that the Afghani/Iranian refugee students I teach in Jakarta have. There is so much that goes on in people's lives, and sometimes you can only see just a little bit of that at school. I wish there were a way to offer education to all children that make it to America. And sometimes I feel like laws and governments and citizenship get in the way of people being able to just live lives. But we also cannot exist without some form of laws and governments and citizenship. It would be total chaos.
December 8, 2022
I'm between 3 and 4 stars on this book, but I'm rounding up to 4 stars. This book is an interesting mix of young adult chronicler Alexandria Robbins' often superficial, colloquial narrative style (see The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids) with much more challenging subject matter, more similar to Andrea Elliott's Invisible Child. Hauser incorporates a wide array of diverse subjects in her narrative but focuses more in-depth on a handful of students with particularly compelling stories -- some more sympathetic than others. Given that it's been over 10 years since the book was published so that the teens profiled would now be in their early 30s, it'd be interesting to know what became of them.
April 16, 2018
Engaging nonfiction about the students at a Brooklyn high school that serves immigrant kids who are not yet proficient in English. The prose gets a little flowery-silly with its similes at times, but it's highly descriptive and tells a good story, following the tales of a few students in particular who have overcome and are still overcoming enormous hardships in their quest to get an American education. It's particularly heartbreaking to read this book post-2016 and realize how much harder and more terrifying the undocumented students' lives must be now compared with when the book was researched and written, in 2008-2010.
June 5, 2020
Hauser's nonfiction story "The New Kids" exposes the reality of living in America as an immigrant teen. Sharing the stories of numerous teens from across the globe all who ended up in New York attending International High School. Although the ways they got to America, the languages they speak, and their cultures are vastly different they come together over the understandings of the struggles they face from being undocumented to being married away before graduating high school. This book exposes the fascinating truths of the many immigrants in America. I recommend this book to someone who loves non fiction.
November 16, 2018
What an amazing eye-opening story about the lives of immigrant students. I thoroughly enjoyed this book filled with heart-warming kindness, hard work, American values, and inspiring accomplishments. It reminds me that when we really want something, and we work hard towards getting it, the rewards are well worth the effort. Some of these kids experienced stressful and terrible events in their home countries and are working hard to have a better life in the US. Isn't this what all our ancestors wanted? Thank you Brooke Hauser for documenting some of their stories.
November 13, 2017
I liked this book a lot. It tells the stories of several teens that come to America and go to high school. It tells about their backgrounds and how they came to America and the challenges they faced in their home countries and the challenges they face during high school and after graduation. It was a really interesting read!
November 20, 2017
This is an interesting book about an international school for immigrant teens in New York that follows their lives for a few years. It was a little hard to follow at first as there were lots of different names and it flashed back and forth to current time vs a few years ago. But, the stories were very interesting.
July 6, 2018
A sneak peek into the lives of a group of teenagers who go to a high school where all of the students are recent immigrants. Fascinating stories, both the students and the teachers who work at the school. I really enjoyed learning about their journeys, and it gave me great perspective into the complexity of the experiences that my own students might be experiencing.
June 2, 2021
Brooke was my professor, so it was incredibly fun seeing all the notes she added to my writing and reading them in her own work. This book explores the experiences of people who are 'un-American' in a deeply American setting to blur the idea of what it means to be American today. A great summer read.
July 12, 2021
This one was at times both enlightening and heartbreaking. The students were so clearly still high school kids even though they had already faced so much adversity in their lives. I think the part that stuck with me was the divide that opens up between the students who have proper documentation and those who do not; it really creates a bittersweet ending.
February 6, 2022
I read this book about the International School @ Prospect Heights (17K524) for my work reading group book club thing. It's a book of stories. They're good stories. They give you a human view of a lot incredible lives. It might not be a book of ideas, unless the idea is "let's have empathy" - and that isn't a bad idea.
February 10, 2018
My daughter read this and recommended it. The stories of the immigrant high school students were intriguing and informative. I didn't appreciate some of the language and situations described, but I know that they are true to the high school experience (sadly).
October 22, 2018
This is a book of narrative journalism that chronicles a year in the life of refugee and immigrant teenagers who attend the International High School in Brooklyn. I loved all the different points of view and sub stories. It's a really inspiring read.
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