Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children

by Sarah Carr

Book Overview

Geraldlynn is a lively, astute 14-year-old. Her family, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, returns home to find a radically altered public education system. Geraldlynn's parents hope their daughter's new school will prepare her for college--but the teenager has ideals and ambitions of her own.

Aidan is a fresh-faced Harvard grad drawn to New Orleans by the possibility of bringing change to a flood-ravaged city. He teaches at an ambitious charter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608195139
• ISBN13: 9781608195138
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"