by Michael Johnston (Author), Robert Coles (Foreword by)
In the Deep Heart's Core is the uplifting story of young Teach for America volunteer who becomes an English teacher in a desperately impoverished African-American high school in the rural Mississippi Delta beset by gang violence, drug abuse, ruptured families and teen pregnancy-but among the sorrow and struggle he finds dignity and hope, and works to bring the nascent intellectual curiosity of his students to full flower.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.65 x 8.22 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: August 06, 2003