RaveBookPageThe story of T.M. Landry reveals the historic shortcomings of the U.S. education system and how these directly imperil the lives of Black children ... Throughout, Benner and Green never lose focus on the children at the heart of the T.M. Landry scandal, many of whom were fighting an uphill battle, even if their lives weren’t the type of melodramatic fiction the Landrys conjured for college applications. With its ambitious storytelling and exhaustive investigative work, Miracle Children is riveting, well-paced and heart-wrenching.
Elyse Graham
RaveBookPageThrilling ... A necessary reminder of the value of the humanities and the importance of the freedom of information and ideas at a time when both of those things are under threat.
Marie Arana
PositiveBookPageArana’s punchy writing style is engaging, informative and full of pleasant surprises ... While Arana celebrates the diversity of American Latinos and doesn’t push for any kind of assimilation, she also appeals to traditional American values when making the case for Latino acceptance ... As Arana pieces together a vibrant collage of American Latino lives, she communicates her belief that solidarity is possible among this fractured cohort.
