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Lädt ... Before and After North Dorgenois (The Neighborhood Story Project)von Ebony Bolding
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In Before and After North Dorgenois, Ebony Bolding examines life in New Orleans’s Sixth Ward. She talks to friends, family, neighbors, and people on the street, interviewing newly arrived doctors, members of the church on her block, the Bayou Road Boys, and a woman who has returned to the area where her mother grew up. From her porch, near John McDonogh Senior High -- the scene of a notorious school shooting that made headlines for weeks -- she looks at the ways the block is changing, and writes about her mother’s decision to move the family deeper into the Sixth Ward after a new landlord buys their house. She interviews the new landlord as well, and ruminates over the universal fear of changing schools. Written before the hurricane hit, Before and After North Dorgenois vividly documents, through photographs and Bolding's fresh voice, the neighborhood’s people and places, offering a potent reminder of the area as it once was. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Part II describes her experiences at Clark High School and later John McDonough Senior High School. She describes when one of the classmates at John McDonough Senior High was killed, and how she was misquoted when an undercover reporter asked her questions. In Part III she tells of the houses that make up the neighborhood, in their various states of repair and decay. She interviews many of her neighbors to get their sentiments on the neighborhood and how it has changed over the years. In the last section, Part IV, Ebony tells of the move that would bring the family to D-Block, otherwise known as Dumaine Street and Dorgenois. Now, she no longer lives in a house, but in a six-unit apartment. Most of the neighbors rent as opposed to owning their homes. On the whole, Ebony is happy enough with her new home and explains how her neighbors are for the most part very amiable and pleasant.
While best suited for middle school and high school aged students, Before and After North Dorgenois proves an entertaining read at all age levels. The Neighborhood Story Project is an endeavor to be commended, and I look forward to reading the other books as well. ( )