The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.
Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.

Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar and an Afghanistan combat veteran. He worked as a special assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the State Department as a White House Fellow. He spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, was named one of Ebony magazine's Top 30 Leaders Under 30 (2007), and was recently named one of Crain's New York Business's top young business executives in New York. He is employed in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780385528191
ISBN 10	0385528191
Title	The Other Wes Moore
Author	Wes Moore
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-04-27
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Winner of Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award (Nonfiction) 2011, Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Adult) 2013, Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2012
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