What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question led him to create the Harlem [...]
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Jiménez, Francisco — Reaching Out
“Too many children in the U.S. have never seen their lives in print, nor have they ever been told their story is extraordinary, nor that they themselves are courageous. I thank Francisco Jiménez for honoring all brave children who grow up poor in America.” — Sandra Cisneros From the acclaimed author Francisco Jiménez comes a [...]
