And Still We Rise:: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students
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Bestselling author of The Killing Seasonand veteran Los Angeles Timesreporter Miles Corwin spent a school year with twelve high school seniors — South-Central kids who qualified for a gifted program because of their exceptional IQs and test scores. Sitting alongside them in classrooms where bullets were known to rip through windows, Corwin chronicled their amazing odyssey as they faced the greatest challenges of their academic lives. And Still We Riseis an unforgettable story of transcending obstacles that would dash the hopes of any but the most exceptional spirits.
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