The new kids : big dreams and brave journeys at a high school for immigrant teens / Brooke Hauser

Author:: Hauser, Brooke
Additional Titles:: Pre-publication title: New American high : 45 countries, 28 languages : immigrant teens in high school
Published:: New York : Free Press, 2011.
Edition:: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Description:: 308 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I PASSAGES -- Chit Su's First Day -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Over the Counter and Under the Radar -- From Journey to Journal -- Twenty-Four Hours in a Suitcase -- Dinner for Jessica -- Capturing Yasmeen -- pt. II BETWEEN WORLDS -- The Life and Times of Mohamed Bah -- Illegal -- Guardians -- Hope Day -- In Search of a New Life -- Negotiating -- A House on the Moon -- pt. III ALMOST AMERICAN -- Spring Forward, Fall Back -- Makeup and Head Scarves -- Soup or Salad? -- Dress Rehearsals -- Party in the U.S.A. -- Walking -- Epilogue: It Goes On.

Summary:

Freelance writer Hauser tracks the staff and students at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., providing their personal histories as well as their day-to-day experiences.

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ISBN:

9781439163283 (hbk.)
1439163286 (hbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

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