Kozol will read from and sign Letters to a Young Teacher, which reignites a number of the controversial issues Kozol has powerfully addressed in recent years. But more than that, this book is rich with the happiness of teaching children, the curiosity and jubilant excitement children bring into the classroom at an early age, and their ability to overcome their insecurities when they are in the hands of an adoring and hard-working teacher.

Jonathan Kozol, who has been working with children in inner-city schools for more than 40 years, is also the author of Death at an Early Age, The Shame of the Nation, and Savage Inequalities.