The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

Why read it

• You will see how thin the line can be between one life and another
• You will understand how fathers, mentors and second chances can turn a boy toward one path or the other
• You will learn to spot the small moments of decision where a young life can turn, and why they matter so much

Who it is for

• A young person standing at a decision point about school or friends
• A teacher or mentor working with at risk teenagers
• A reader who wants a human look at crime and opportunity

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Fathers and Angels
3. Is Daddy Coming with Us? 1982
4. In Search of Home 1984
5. Foreign Ground 1987
6. Choices and Second Chances
7. Marking Territory 1990
8. Lost 1991
9. Hunted 1994
10. Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled
11. The Land That God Forgot 1997
12. Surrounded 2000

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