In the Deep Heart's Core

In the Deep Heart's Core is the uplifting story of young Teach for America volunteer who becomes an English teacher in a desperately impoverished African-American high school in the rural Mississippi Delta beset by gang violence, drug abuse, ruptured families and teen pregnancy-but among the sorrow and struggle he finds dignity and hope, and works to bring the nascent intellectual curiosity of his students to full flower.

Author: Michael Johnston
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 08/06/2003
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780802140241