arielmagicesi 's review for:

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore

4.0

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As a high school teacher, I think this book is a wonderful resource and a fantastic read for young people. As an adult reader, I think it could use some work, but I still found value in it. This is a great look at some of the difficulties of being a young Black man in the inner city, and very educational about specifics of urban problems in the 1980s. I don't actually find it preachy as some readers do- I think Wes Moore gives you the story and allows you to come up with your own conclusions. That said, he IS a politician, so the last chapter or two do come off a little bit as a campaign ad. Just a little. But I appreciate what the book is trying to do and think it did a pretty good job at giving young people a potential mirror and potential inspiration to try for a better life.