City Children, Country Summer by Wright, Lawrence (9781476771946)

City Children, Country Summer

by Wright, Lawrence

Paperback - English

An up-close account of the experience of inner city New York kids--black and Latino, from ghettos and projects--who spent a summer in an Amish and Mennonite farm community in Central Pennsylvania in the late 1970s, sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund. City Chidren, Country Summer follows these children as they navigate two very different worlds, from Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1476771944

EAN

9781476771946

Publisher

SCRIBNER BOOKS CO

Publication Date

14 Dec 2013

Pages

216

Weight (kg)

0.20

Dimensions (cm)

21.3 x 14.0 x 2.0

About Author

Lawrence Wright graduated from Tulane University and spent tLawrence Wright graduated from Tulane University and spent two years teaching at the American University in Cairo, Egyptwo years teaching at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a staff writer for "The New Yorker" and a fellow at . He is a staff writer for "The New Yorker" and a fellow at the Center on Law and Security at New York University Schoolthe Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. The author of five works of nonfiction--"City Child of Law. The author of five works of nonfiction--"City Child