Description: Further DetailsTitle: Refugee HighCondition: NewEAN: 9781620975084ISBN: 9781620975084Publisher: The New PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/23/2021Item Height: 215mmItem Length: 139mmAuthor: Elly FishmanLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Coming of Age in AmericaDescription: Lit Hub's Most Anticipated of 2021 A year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation “A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation—and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.” —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel AwardFor a century, Chicago’s Roger C. Sullivan High School has been a home to immigrant and refugee students. In 2017, during the worst global refugee crisis in history, its immigrant population numbered close to three hundred—or nearly half the school—and many were refugees new to the country. These young people came from thirty-five different countries, speaking among themselves more than thirty-eight different languages. For these refugee teens, life in Chicago is hardly easy. They have experienced the world at its worst and carry the trauma of the horrific violence they fled. In America, they face poverty, racism, and xenophobia, but they are still teenagers—flirting, dreaming, and working as they navigate their new life in America. Refugee High is a riveting chronicle of the 2017–8 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique education needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Belenge encounters gang turf wars he doesn’t understand. Equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring, Refugee High raises vital questions about the priorities and values of a public school and offers an eye-opening and captivating window into the present-day American immigration and education systems.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Children's Learning & Education, Social SciencesRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Refugee High
Title: Refugee High
EAN: 9781620975084
ISBN: 9781620975084
Release Date: 09/23/2021
Release Year: 2021
Item Height: 215mm
Subtitle: Coming of Age in America
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Refugee High : Coming of Age in America
Publisher: New Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Multicultural Education, General, Inclusive Education
Type: Textbook
Author: Elly Fishman
Subject Area: Education
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
