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The bestselling Pat Conroy memoir
The moving story of a young teacherâs experience on an island forgotten by the world
Though the children of Yamacraw Island live less than two miles from the coast of South Carolina, they canât name the president or the ocean that surrounds them. Many canât sign their names. Most canât read or writeâtheyâre unable to reach their potential to grow and learn because they have been failed by their school district and handicapped by their poverty and isolation. But with the arrival of an eager young teacher, their prospects begin to brighten.
Based on Pat Conroyâs experiences teaching elementary school for a year on South Carolinaâs Daufuskie Island, The Water Is Wide is a revealing portrait of the inequalities of the American education system and a powerful story of the group of children that changed one manâs life forever.
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