Bibliograph

Born bright, a young girl's journey from nothing to something in America, C. Nicole Mason

Type

Label

Born bright, a young girl's journey from nothing to something in America, C. Nicole Mason

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Born bright

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959200522

Responsibility statement

C. Nicole Mason

Sub title

a young girl's journey from nothing to something in America

Summary

"While showing us her own path out of poverty, Mason examines the conditions that make it nearly impossible to escape and exposes the presumption harbored by many--that the poor don't help themselves enough"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What do you want to be? -- Day of reckoning -- A crack in the foundation -- Origins -- The end of things -- Starved -- Putting out the fire -- Free today -- A home of our own -- Only one rule -- 54 out of 54 -- Death is here -- Wedding day -- Home street -- Seeing with only these eyes -- Away -- Not poor, poor -- Sonnie's got a baby -- Cell block high -- A place called home -- A light -- Food for all -- New mission -- Gone -- In the desert -- Brighter -- Little brother -- Accepted -- Graduation -- I'll fly away -- What should be done? -- Epilogue

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