Book Review: Invisible Child

 

Invisible Child

Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Andrea Elliott

Pub Date 05 Oct 2021

 Random House Publishing Group - Random House,  Random House

 Biographies & Memoirs  |  Multicultural Interest 

I am reviewing a copy of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City through Random House Publishing Group - Random House,  Random House and Netgalley:

Invisible Child by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter.   Elliot weaves the story of Dasani’s childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. 

As Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis has exploded, deepening the chasm between rich and poor. She must guide her siblings through a world riddled by hunger, violence, racism, drug addiction, and the threat of foster care. Out on the street, Dasani becomes a fierce fighter “to protect those who I love.” When she finally escapes city life to enroll in a boarding school, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning your family, and yourself?

I give Invisible Child five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!