The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America’s Dilemma

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Author: Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz’s “There Are No Children Here” was more than a bestseller; it was a national event. His beautifully narrated, heartbreaking nonfiction account of two black boys struggling to grow up in a Chicago public housing complex spent eight weeks on The NY Times bestseller list, was a made-for-television movie starring & produced by Oprah Winfrey, won many distinguish….Read More

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