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It reveals how institutions and inequality shape a child's possibilities over time.
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott2022 selection · Nonfiction
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
An eight-year portrait of Dasani Coates and her family navigating homelessness and poverty in New York City.
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You value long-form reporting centered on lived experience.
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