167 Sheena , who graduated from Bates : Bates College staff . Chapter 20 170 There is a lakeside camp in Upstate New York : Camp Homeward Bound , Coalition for the Homeless . 174 " She's living in a world and it's on fire ” : Alicia ...
Curry asks one morning. “Does probation go on your record?” asks Dasani, who sits in the front row. “Absolutely,” says Curry. Often his students ask questions tinged with personal worry. Many have a parent or an older sibling in prison.
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Am I coming home for Easter break ? ... When she says this to her mother , Chanel replies that there is no more “ home . ... I feel good . I feel accepted when I'm in New York . " She wants to feel at home wherever she goes .
As Dasani moves with her family from shelter to shelter, this story traces the passage of Dasani's ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north. Dasani comes of age as New York City's homeless crisis is exploding.
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