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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (One World Essentials)

by Wes Moore

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Cristobal Lopez said: " The Other Wes Moore (TOWM)

Wes Moore writes the book TOWM. Wes Moore, the author, is a person who, during his childhood, grew up in the hoods. He had a hard childhood growing up without a father who died at a young age, but he managed to pull throug The Other Wes Moore (TOWM)

Wes Moore writes the book TOWM. Wes Moore, the author, is a person who, during his childhood, grew up in the hoods. He had a hard childhood growing up without a father who died at a young age, but he managed to pull through. Wes Moore is an army veteran and is currently the CEO of an anti-poverty force called Robin Hood. He was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He was named one of Ebony magazine’s Top 30 Leaders Under 30 in 2007. Wes had such an open door for a lousy life filled with drugs and crime, but he managed to become a great man.

The book TOWM tells us about two kids with the same name growing up in the same neighborhood but having two completely different futures. A part that I liked about the book is the diversity of information that I learned. The book speaks about hoods, drugs/crime, racism, different times, and how small things can profoundly affect someone’s future. Something that most interested me is how kids so young and so quickly can get into drugs. Take Tony as an example: at just the age of 15, he had a fierce drug dealer reputation and had already been shot at the same age as me. The author mentioned “ To wes tony was a certified gangsta” (TOWM p.27) he had already started dealing drugs in the murphy homes since the age of 10” I learned that racism in the past was harsh and to support this claim the whole incident with colonel Bose’s son who was trying to run him and his friend over and throwing rocks after yelling “go home, nigger.”

The book is incredibly good but confusing at some times due to the constant character change. TOWM really opened my eyes to how life is in bad neighborhoods. The book kind of worked as shock therapy on how drugs can ruin lives, and why it is best away from them the best you can. The book is a great book, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to read an interesting and thrilling book. I feel like anyone can read this book if you’re a kid or an adult you won’t regret reading it.

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"I'm still really surprised that wes was the one that robbed the jewelry store and probably killed a cop. I actually got happy for wes and i thought he was turning his life around but we get hit with the scene of mary watching the news. I could see why wes would do it he was struggling with money and Cheryl didn't work because she was using." — Jan 31, 2020 06:30AM

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Montana 1948

by Larry Watson (Goodreads Author)

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Cristobal Lopez said: " The book Montana 1948 is written by Larry Watson. You may know Larry from some of his other works like American Boy or White crosses. Montana 1948 received the milkweed national fiction award in 1993. Montana 1948 is a western fiction and the whole w ...more "

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"WOW! I still can't believe that frank killed himself. It's interesting that instead of going for the throat he went for the wrists because he wanted frank to suffer and feel guilty about his death. The book ended in an impacting powerful way and I like it. This was one of the few books I enjoyed reading in a long time. I would recommend this book to everyone who likes a really insightful story." — Nov 22, 2019 04:06AM

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