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Inspired by the author's widely acclaimed New York Times article, The New Kids is immersion reporting at its most compelling. Brooke Hauser takes us deep inside a unique New York City high school over the course of a year as she follows diverse newcomers whose lives are at once ordinary and extraordinary, international headlines brought to life. No native English-speaking students attend the International High School, and more than twenty-eight languages fill the halls. The students in this modern-day Babel apply to college, fall in love, and rebel against their families like normal teenagers, but many deal with enormous obstacles - traumas and wars in their countries of origin that haunt them and pressures from their cultures to marry or drop out and go to work.
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"This book follows the progress and shares the histiories of immigrant students at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn in a highly readable book. I could only admire these teens, new to the USA and to the English language, and their dedicated teachers and school administrators. While their stories are often difficult, the author finds the humor in the struggles and posturing that is common to teens while sharing the challenges and hardships that they face. Overall, a well written, inspirational book."
— Charlotte (5 out of 5 stars)
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" The author has a great subject, but I feel she didn't make the most of it. Reading the book was an uncomfortable experience as the narrative jumped from character to character and I had no sense of security regarding when or if it would return to any of them. I suppose it's roughly chronological through the school year but it seemed like more of a collection of essays on the same topic rather than a connected book-length piece. "
— Sara, 2/16/2014 -
" Hauser does an impressive job of making teenage silliness funny, and finding the humanity underneath all the teenage silliness, bravado, and shyness. The book is more about adolescence and the profiled individuals than it is about education or immigration. "
— Kirsten, 2/10/2014 -
" A must-read for teachers, librarians, or other people who work with immigrant youth. "
— Karen, 2/6/2014 -
" Fascinating journalistic style book about the International High School in Brooklyn and the students who attend it. Grades 11 and up, guys and girls. "
— Mirele, 2/2/2014 -
" I haven't read this yet, but I'm a huge fan of Hauser's work. This is gong to be an important work for anyone who wants to understand how the ideal of being a nation of immigrants first gets tested in American education system. "
— Scott, 1/30/2014 -
" Not an easy non-fiction read. I found the narrative a bit confusing at times although inspiring. It's a great companion piece for "Girl in Translation" and "A Step from Heaven". I found myself constantly reaching for the tissue box. These teachers and students are amazing.... "
— Jennifer, 1/19/2014 -
" Some days I really do want to be a teacher, guidance counselor, advocate within the education system, social worker. The days I was reading New Kids were some of those days. Just a taste of the diversity of neighboring Crown Heights where our friends live. "
— Jenn, 1/14/2014 -
" I preferred this toJust Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America "
— Lynne, 1/14/2014 -
" This was dense but I did enjoy it. "
— Plainjane26, 1/3/2014 -
" one of the best books i've read in a long time. a great chronicle of the modern day NYC teenage immigrant experience "
— Cindy, 12/18/2013 -
" If you teach high school, or if you work with teens, you need to read this book! "
— Kathy, 12/17/2013 -
" I enjoyed the details of this...Portland is a big center for refugees. "
— Jenny, 8/17/2013 -
" I wanted to like this book more than I did. Interesting concept but just didn't keep my attention. It took me forever to finish because I never felt compelled to read. "
— Laney, 4/26/2013 -
" This was hard to put down. Fascinating stories. "
— Cate, 5/19/2012 -
" Another non-fiction immigrant teen story that I liked. Good as it was, the structure of it made it easier for me to put down than Breaking Night and Girl in Translation. "
— Mary, 2/18/2012 -
" Fantastic book. Reading about the struggle some of these students went though, just to get to the U.S. is amazing. It reminded me of how blessed I am have to have been born in the U.S. Favorite quote," Let hope breathe." "
— Rachel, 2/14/2012 -
" I haven't read this yet, but I'm a huge fan of Hauser's work. This is gong to be an important work for anyone who wants to understand how the ideal of being a nation of immigrants first gets tested in American education system. "
— Scott, 9/14/2011
About Brooke Hauser
Brooke Hauser has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Allure, among other publications. She lives in western Massachusetts.
About Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.