Little by little, Patrick grows into a confident, expressive writer and a dedicated reader galvanized by the works of Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, Walt Whitman, W.
Every day for the next seven months they pore over classic novels, poems, and works of history. Feeling that she left the Delta prematurely and determined to fix her mistake, Michelle returns to Helena and resumes Patrick’s education-even as he sits in a jail cell awaiting trial. Then, on the eve of her law-school graduation, Michelle learns that Patrick has been jailed for murder. However, after two years of teaching, Michelle feels pressure from her parents and the draw of opportunities outside the Delta and leaves Arkansas to attend law school. Fifteen and in the eighth grade, Patrick begins to thrive under Michelle’s exacting attention. Though Michelle loses some students to truancy and even gun violence, she is inspired by some such as Patrick.
In this stirring memoir, Kuo, the child of Taiwanese immigrants, shares the story of her complicated but rewarding mentorship of one student, Patrick Browning, and his remarkable literary and personal awakening. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America, still disabled by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Shortly after graduation, Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer, bursting with optimism and drive. Join us for a celebration as author Michelle Kuo returns to her hometown for the debut of her new memoir READING WITH PATRICK.Ī graduate of both Portage Northern High School and the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center, Michelle attended Harvard University.
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