Taught by America Paperback by Sarah Sentilles

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (2006-08-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 216 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807032732
• Item Weight: 255.15 grams
• Dimensions: 21.34 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm

After graduating from Yale University, Sarah Sentilles joined Teach for America and was assigned to a rundown elementary school in Compton, California. Through moving portraits of inspiring children, Sentilles relates a heartbreaking journey, as she learns about a failing school system, the true meaning of poverty in America, and the strength children exhibit when they're just struggling to survive. Beautifully written, charged with love and indignation, Taught by America is a powerful tribute to the young lives Sentilles witnessed.

About the Author

Sarah Sentilles graduated from Yale University in 1995 and earned her master's in 2001 from Harvard Divinity School. She is currently working on her doctorate in theology. Sentilles lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This is her first book.