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Remarkable . . . Honest, generous, humble and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books. -- Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children and The Woman Upstairs 'Honest, thoughtful, and humane, Kuo's book is not only a testament to a remarkable friendship, but a must-read for anyone interested in social justice and race in America. Thoughtfully provocative reading.' * Kirkus Reviews * This book is special and could not be more right on time. An absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege. -- Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore Riveting . . . An empathetic story of connection: between a dedicated teacher and her student, between history and our current times, and between literature and life. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring testament to the transformative power of reading. -- Elliot Holt, author of You Are One of Them A gorgeous, urgent and heartbreaking memoir. -- Darcy Frey, author of The Last Shot I delighted in this book and read it in a single weekend. Reading with Patrick is a significant work that could swell the ranks of highly motivated and qualified teachers-people who understand they are not just transferring information but transforming lives -- Bill Moyers

Remarkable ... Honest, generous, humble and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books. -- Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children and The Woman Upstairs Riveting ... An empathetic story of connection: between a dedicated teacher and her student, between history and our current times, and between literature and life. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring testament to the transformative power of reading. -- Elliot Holt, author of You Are One of Them This book is special and could not be more right on time. An absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege in America, Reading with Patrick helps articulate what is often lost, seemingly intentionally, in national debates over criminal justice and education: the inner life and imagination of a young person. -- Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore Michelle Kuo takes on the subjects of race, privilege and the debt that the human community owes to its most disadvantaged members with a bracing intelligence, honesty and self-scrutiny. This is a gorgeous, urgent and heartbreaking memoir. -- Darcy Frey, author of The Last Shot

[A] tender memoir. * O, the Oprah Magazine * I delighted in this book and read it in a single weekend. Reading with Patrick is a significant work that could swell the ranks of highly motivated and qualified teachers-people who understand they are not just transferring information but transforming lives -- Bill Moyers A gorgeous, urgent and heartbreaking memoir. -- Darcy Frey, author of <i>The Last Shot</i> Riveting . . . An empathetic story of connection: between a dedicated teacher and her student, between history and our current times, and between literature and life. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring testament to the transformative power of reading. -- Elliot Holt, author of <i>You Are One of Them</i> This book is special and could not be more right on time. An absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege. -- Wes Moore, author of <i>The Other Wes Moore</i> 'Honest, thoughtful, and humane, Kuo's book is not only a testament to a remarkable friendship, but a must-read for anyone interested in social justice and race in America. Thoughtfully provocative reading.' * Kirkus Reviews * Remarkable . . . Honest, generous, humble and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books. -- Claire Messud, author of <i>The Emperor's Children </i>and <i>The Woman Upstairs</i> Reading with Patrick [is] Michelle Kuo's rich memoir of her literary friendship with a student in a small town in the Mississippi Delta * TLS *

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Michelle Kuo taught English at an alternative school in the Arkansas Delta for two years. After teaching, she attended Harvard Law School as a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow, and worked at a nonprofit for undocumented immigrants in Oakland, California, on a Skadden Fellowship, with a focus on tenants' and workers' rights. She also clerked for a federal appeals court judge in the Ninth Circuit. Currently she teaches courses on race, law, and society at the American University of Paris.

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