Robert Coles, Children of Crisis (HC, 1967- 1977, 5 volumes for $20)
These books on children of the poor won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize. Not only does he present a scholarly work based on research and interviews, he also writes passionately about economic, social and racial injustices. Indeed, his intent was more to listen than to interview children. He wanted to know what they think, hope, worry about, and expect.
Volume I: A Study of Courage and Fear
How can children survive the danger, anger, and fear of living in the south when integration comes?
Volume II: Migrants, Sharecroppers, Mountaineers
Here are the stories of the migrants who travel up and down the east coast, the sharecroppers of the south, and the mountain people whose only choice may be to mine coal..
Volume III: The South Goes North
Coles listens to the stories of the poor who leave the South and Appalachia to find new lives and identities in the North, only to end up in city ghettos. "Many talk of returning to their rural origins, but few do."
Volume IV: Eskimos, Chicanos, Indians
Here are the children of the Eskimos, the Pueblo and Hopi territory, and the Rio Grande Valley.
Volume V Privileged Ones
During his interviews with American poor, many suggested he "go talk to the well off ones- their kids", so he did.
Look for this set on the floor under the psychology and sociology sections in the back room.
