Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott · first published 2021 · ISBN 9780812986945
Elliott followed a homeless girl through New York City public schools and shelters over a decade. The book traces how a single family survives, what happens to kids under chronic poverty stress, and what institutions fail to do. It's reported journalism at the highest level.
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A recent Pulitzer Prize winner that applies newspaper discipline to a single family's life. Elliott's reporting is granular and unsentimental. She shows you systems, not just hardship.