Title: A great attempt at exploiting cheap emotion!
Review: Johnathan Kozol is exceptional at whining and over-dramatizing events. I have personally visited Mott Haven and I am surprised at how different the area is from Mr. Kozol's description. Crime and murder is not rampant. The Bronx is not some desolate wasteland that stands as a testament of a failed civilization, as Mr. Kozol portrays it as. For those interested, check out (the taft high school website) to see the high school Mr. Kozol continually whines about. You will see that the school is more than decent; its recent debate program with 300+ student participation clearly undermines the false description Mr. Kozol presents. I am saddened by unintelligent atttempt by Mr. Kozol to use sentiment and pity. His inaccurate description is terribly misleading and readers with any shred of intelligence or rationale will not be swayed by this outrageous, fictitious novel. Mr. Kozol's "interviews" remind us of Al Gore's overdramatized stories.
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