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| Author | Ron Suskind |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biographical novel |
| Publisher | Broadway Books |
Publication date | June 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7679-0125-3 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 38258356 |
| 371.8/092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | LC2803.W3 S87 1998 |
A Hope in the Unseen (Full Title "A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League") is the first book by author and journalist Ron Suskind, published in 1998. The book is a biographical novel about the life of Cedric Jennings through his last years in high school and first years in college.[1] It details his life in Ballou High School, an inner city school in Washington, D.C., and onto Brown University, which Cedric attends after high school. The book portrays the problems of inner-city education systems and how the students from these systems are affected throughout their lives. In 2008, the book was selected as part of the "One Maryland, One Book" program.[2]
- ^ "'Hope in the Unseen' follows undergrad's life from inner city to College Hill". Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ Noah, Timothy (1998). "A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League. - book reviews". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2007-05-09.