Discovering Wes Moore

Discovering Wes Moore

by Wes Moore
Discovering Wes Moore

Discovering Wes Moore

by Wes Moore

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Overview

From the governor-elect of Maryland comes a story of two fatherless boys from Baltimore, both named Wes Moore. One is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder. The other is a Rhodes Scholar, an army veteran, and an author whose book is being turned into a movie produced by Oprah Winfrey.
 
The story of “the other Wes Moore” is one that the author couldn’t get out of his mind, not since he learned that another boy with his name—just two years his senior—grew up in the same Baltimore neighborhood. He wrote that boy—now a man—a letter, not expecting to receive a reply. But a reply came, and a friendship grew, as letters turned into visits and the two men got to know each other. Eventually, that friendship became the inspiration for Discovering Wes Moore, a moving and cautionary tale examining the factors that contribute to success and failure—and the choices that make all the difference.
 
Two men. One overcame adversity. The other suffered the indignities of poverty. Their stories are chronicled in Discovering Wes Moore, a book for young people based on Wes Moore’s bestselling adult memoir, The Other Wes Moore.
 
Includes an 8-page photo insert.

Praise for Discovering Wes Moore

“Moore wisely opens the door for teens to contemplate their own answers and beliefs, while laying out his own experiences honestly and openly.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“He argues earnestly and convincingly that young people can overcome the obstacles in their lives when they make the right choices and accept the support of caring adults.”—Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780385741682
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 09/10/2013
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 199,964
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.04(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile: 840L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Wes Moore is the governor-elect of Maryland. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore; The Work, which was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Sunday; and Five Days, a finalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award. He’s also a former Rhodes Scholar, a combat veteran of Afghanistan, and a social entrepreneur who served as the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the largest antipoverty organizations in the country. Wes Moore lives in his hometown of Baltimore with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

A Note from the Author 1

Chapter 1 For Keeps 5

Chapter 2 Courtside in the Bronx 19

Chapter 3 The Chameleon 29

Chapter 4 Kid Kupid's Last Strike 41

Chapter 5 Plebe 57

Chapter 6 Refuge 71

Chapter 7 Airborne 81

Chapter 8 Full Circle 93

Chapter 9 Watende 103

Chapter 10 The Other Wes Moore 113

Chapter 11 The Return 135

Acknowledgments 149

Resources 151

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