Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Author	Andrea Elliott
Language	English
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	October 5, 2021
Publication place	United States
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
ISBN	978-0-8129-8694-5

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City is a book written by Andrea Elliott. The book took eight years to write, and is the extension of Elliott's original reporting 2013 on the life of Dasani, a homeless black girl in New York city.^[1] The book explores several themes, including the failure in the city's safety net and support for those in poverty, glaring wealth disparity, and the cycle of violence.^[1]

Reviews

This book has been reviewed by editors of The New York Times,^[1] The Times,^[2] The Week,^[3] The Irish Times,^[4] NPR,^[5] The Guardian^[6] and The Washington Post.^[7] Matthew Desmond, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in non-fiction for his book Evicted in 2017, wrote a positive review in The New York Times in 2021.^[1]

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2022^[8]
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize in 2022^[9]
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2022^[10]^[11]
Gotham Book Prize in 2022^[12]^[13]
Finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest^[14]^[15]
One of the Barack Obama's Favorite Book of the Year 2021^[16]^[17]
Listed in "The 10 Best Books of 2021" by The New York Times^[18]
Listed in "The 100 Must-Read Books Of 2021" by Time^[19]
Listed in "Five of the Best Books of 2021" by The Atlantic^[20]
Listed in "10 books to help you understand inequality — and possible solutions" by Los Angeles Times^[21]
Listed in "8 New Books You Should Read in October" by Time^[22]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Desmond, Matthew (2021-09-30). "Dasani Showed Us What It's Like to Grow Up Homeless. She's Still Struggling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ Patterson, Christina. "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in New York City by Andrea Elliott review — a classic to rank with Orwell". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott". The Week. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City – Shocking and moving". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ Taylor, Ericka (2021-10-08). "'Invisible Child' tells the story of childhood homelessness in America". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "'I read the book out to the girls. It was really tough': Andrea Elliott on writing about New York's homeless children". the Guardian. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "The story of one New York girl and the precarious lives of the poor". Washington Post.
^ "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott (Random House)". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Winners of the 2022 Lukas Prizes Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Andrea Elliott's 'Invisible Child' Wins Bernstein Book Award". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Finalists for the 2022 Gotham Book Prize Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ Mechler, Anita. "2022 Gotham Book Prize Finalists Announced". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022 - Finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Barack Obama's favourite books of 2021". The Times of India. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Here are Barack Obama's favourite books of the year". The Independent. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "The 10 Best Books of 2021". The New York Times. 2021-11-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "The 100 Must-Read Books of 2021". Time. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Five of the Best Books of 2021". The Atlantic. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "10 books to help you understand inequality — and possible solutions". Los Angeles Times. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Here Are the 8 New Books You Should Read in October". Time. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[:0-1] Desmond, Matthew (2021-09-30). "Dasani Showed Us What It's Like to Grow Up Homeless. She's Still Struggling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[2] Patterson, Christina. "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in New York City by Andrea Elliott review — a classic to rank with Orwell". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[3] "Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott". The Week. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[4] "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City – Shocking and moving". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[5] Taylor, Ericka (2021-10-08). "'Invisible Child' tells the story of childhood homelessness in America". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[6] "'I read the book out to the girls. It was really tough': Andrea Elliott on writing about New York's homeless children". the Guardian. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[7] "The story of one New York girl and the precarious lives of the poor". Washington Post.

[8] "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott (Random House)". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[9] "Winners of the 2022 Lukas Prizes Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[10] "Andrea Elliott's 'Invisible Child' Wins Bernstein Book Award". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[11] "Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[12] "Finalists for the 2022 Gotham Book Prize Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[13] Mechler, Anita. "2022 Gotham Book Prize Finalists Announced". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[14] "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022 - Finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[15] "Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[16] "Barack Obama's favourite books of 2021". The Times of India. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[17] "Here are Barack Obama's favourite books of the year". The Independent. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[18] "The 10 Best Books of 2021". The New York Times. 2021-11-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[19] "The 100 Must-Read Books of 2021". Time. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[20] "Five of the Best Books of 2021". The Atlantic. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[21] "10 books to help you understand inequality — and possible solutions". Los Angeles Times. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[22] "Here Are the 8 New Books You Should Read in October". Time. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

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