Reading With Patrick
13 July 2017Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
As a young English teacher keen to make a difference in the world, Michelle Kuo took a job at a tough school in the Mississippi Delta, sharing books and poetry with a young African-American teenager named Patrick and his classmates. For the first time, these kids began to engage with ideas and dreams beyond their small town, and to gain...
Details
13 July 2017356 pages
9781447286066Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Reading with Patrick [is] Michelle Kuo's rich memoir of her literary friendship with a student in a small town in the Mississippi DeltaTLS
Remarkable . . . Honest, generous, humble and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books.Claire Messud, author of The Emperor’s Children and The Woman Upstairs
'Honest, thoughtful, and humane, Kuo’s book is not only a testament to a remarkable friendship, but a must-read for anyone interested in social justice and race in America. Thoughtfully provocative reading.'Kirkus Reviews
This book is special and could not be more right on time. An absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege.Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore
