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The Resource The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource)
The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource)
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The item The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- "In a green town in the middle of America, a bright 18-year-old Hispanic student named Isaias Ramos sets out on the journey to college. Isaias, who passed a prestigious national calculus test as a junior and leads the quiz bowl team, is the hope of Kingsbury High in Memphis, a school where many students have difficulty reading. But Kingsbury's dysfunction, expensive college fees, and forms printed in a language that's foreign to his parents are all obstacles in the way of getting him to a university. Isaias also doubts the value of college and says he might go to work in his family's painting business after high school, despite his academic potential. Is Isaias making a rational choice? Or does he simply hope to avoid pain by deferring dreams that may not come to fruition? This is what journalist Daniel Connolly attempts to uncover in The Book of Isaias as he follows Isaias, peers into a tumultuous final year of high school, and, eventually, shows how adults intervene in the hopes of changing Isaias' life. Mexican immigration has brought the proportion of Hispanics in the nation's youth population to roughly one in four. Every day, children of immigrants make decisions about their lives that will shape our society and economy for generations. In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and A Hope in the Unseen, this engaging, poignant book captures an American microcosm and illustrates broader challenges for our collective future"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
- Contents
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- 72
- 4
- A Deck of Cards
- 94
- 5
- Horse to Water
- 104
- 6
- Motivation
- 134
- 1
- 7
- Intervention
- 158
- 8
- Bianca the Guide
- 176
- 9
- A Funeral in Mexico
- 188
- 10
- Chaos and Hope
- Victory
- 206
- 11
- A Locked Door
- 213
- 12
- Dustin's Destiny
- 222
- 31
- 2
- Outclassed
- 56
- 3
- Rain
- Isbn
- 9781250083074
- Label
- The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America
- Title
- The book of Isaias
- Title remainder
- a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel Connolly
- Subject
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- Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography
- Mexican American students -- Biography
- Minority college students -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration
- Talented students -- United States -- Biography
- Ramos, Isaias
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In a green town in the middle of America, a bright 18-year-old Hispanic student named Isaias Ramos sets out on the journey to college. Isaias, who passed a prestigious national calculus test as a junior and leads the quiz bowl team, is the hope of Kingsbury High in Memphis, a school where many students have difficulty reading. But Kingsbury's dysfunction, expensive college fees, and forms printed in a language that's foreign to his parents are all obstacles in the way of getting him to a university. Isaias also doubts the value of college and says he might go to work in his family's painting business after high school, despite his academic potential. Is Isaias making a rational choice? Or does he simply hope to avoid pain by deferring dreams that may not come to fruition? This is what journalist Daniel Connolly attempts to uncover in The Book of Isaias as he follows Isaias, peers into a tumultuous final year of high school, and, eventually, shows how adults intervene in the hopes of changing Isaias' life. Mexican immigration has brought the proportion of Hispanics in the nation's youth population to roughly one in four. Every day, children of immigrants make decisions about their lives that will shape our society and economy for generations. In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and A Hope in the Unseen, this engaging, poignant book captures an American microcosm and illustrates broader challenges for our collective future"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Connolly, Daniel
- Dewey number
- 305.235/1092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E184.M5
- LC item number
- C658 2016eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ramos, Isaias
- Mexican American students
- Children of immigrants
- Minority college students
- Talented students
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Memphis (Tenn.)
- Label
- The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 72
- 4
- A Deck of Cards
- 94
- 5
- Horse to Water
- 104
- 6
- Motivation
- 134
- 1
- 7
- Intervention
- 158
- 8
- Bianca the Guide
- 176
- 9
- A Funeral in Mexico
- 188
- 10
- Chaos and Hope
- Victory
- 206
- 11
- A Locked Door
- 213
- 12
- Dustin's Destiny
- 222
- 31
- 2
- Outclassed
- 56
- 3
- Rain
- Control code
- ocn959967189
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781250083074
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 1A1B2D15-FE46-4186-ADE3-BABADE25EB36
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o959967189
- (OCoLC)959967189
- Label
- The book of Isaias : a child of Hispanic immigrants seeks his own America, Daniel Connolly, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 72
- 4
- A Deck of Cards
- 94
- 5
- Horse to Water
- 104
- 6
- Motivation
- 134
- 1
- 7
- Intervention
- 158
- 8
- Bianca the Guide
- 176
- 9
- A Funeral in Mexico
- 188
- 10
- Chaos and Hope
- Victory
- 206
- 11
- A Locked Door
- 213
- 12
- Dustin's Destiny
- 222
- 31
- 2
- Outclassed
- 56
- 3
- Rain
- Control code
- ocn959967189
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781250083074
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 1A1B2D15-FE46-4186-ADE3-BABADE25EB36
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o959967189
- (OCoLC)959967189
Subject
- Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography
- Mexican American students -- Biography
- Minority college students -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration
- Talented students -- United States -- Biography
- Ramos, Isaias
- Biographies
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