![]() ![]() ( O, the Oprah Magazine) Book Description:īook Description Paperback. ![]() Reading with Patrick is a significant work that could swell the ranks of highly motivated and qualified teachers―people who understand they are not just transferring information but transforming lives (Bill Moyers) I delighted in this book and read it in a single weekend. (Elliot Holt, author of You Are One of Them)Ī gorgeous, urgent and heartbreaking memoir. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring testament to the transformative power of reading. An empathetic story of connection: between a dedicated teacher and her student, between history and our current times, and between literature and life. (Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore) An absorbing, tender, and surprisingly honest examination of race and privilege. ![]() This book is special and could not be more right on time. Thoughtfully provocative reading.' ( Kirkus Reviews) 'Honest, thoughtful, and humane, Kuo’s book is not only a testament to a remarkable friendship, but a must-read for anyone interested in social justice and race in America. (Claire Messud, author of The Emperor’s Children and The Woman Upstairs) ![]() Honest, generous, humble and wise, Reading with Patrick will endure as a defining story for our times, and, abidingly, a testament to the power of language and of books. Reading with Patrick Michelle Kuo's rich memoir of her literary friendship with a student in a small town in the Mississippi Delta ( TLS) ![]()
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