No One Is Coming to Save Us: A Novel Paperback - 2018
by Watts, Stephanie Powell
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More Than Words empowers youth who are in foster care, court-involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. MTW believes that when system-involved youth are challenged with authentic and increasing responsibilities in a business setting, and are given high expectations and a culture of support, they can and will address personal barriers to success, create concrete action plans for their lives, and become contributing members of society. More Than Words began as an online bookselling training program for youth in DCF custody in 2004 and opened its vibrant bookstore on Moody St in Waltham in 2005 and added its Starbucks coffee bar in 2008. MTW replicated its model in the South End of Boston in 2011, thereby doubling the number of youth served annually.
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Details
- Title No One Is Coming to Save Us: A Novel
- Author Watts, Stephanie Powell
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco
- Date 2018-02-06
- Bookseller's Inventory # WAL-G-2b-002016
- ISBN 9780062472991 / 0062472992
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.2 x 1 in (19.81 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects North Carolina, House construction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
From the rear cover
Jj Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline and the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he's startled to find that the people he once knew and loved have changed just as much as he has. Ava is now married and desperate for a baby, though she can't seem to carry one to term. Her husband, Henry, has grown frustrated by the demise of the furniture industry, which has stripped the area of jobs. And Ava's mother, Sylvia, meddles in the lives of those around her, trying to fill the void left by her absent son.
JJ's return quickly stirs up the entire town, as the ostentatious wealth he's attained forces everyone to consider the cards they've been dealt. Can they reorient their lives to align with their wishes rather than their current realities? Or are they all already resigned to the rhythms of the particular lives they lead?
