Christina Asquith: 2 books
Sisters in War
A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2011
Caught up in a terrifying war, facing choices of life and death, two Iraqi sisters take us into the hidden world of women’s lives under U.S. occupation. Through their powerful story of love and betrayal, interwoven with the stories of a Palestinian American women’s rights activist and a U.S. soldier,...
The Emergency Teacher
The Inspirational Story of a New Teacher in an Inner-City School
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
The Emergency Teacher is Christina Asquith’s moving firsthand account of her year spent teaching in one of Philadelphia’s worst schools. Told with striking humor and honesty, her story begins when the School District of Philadelphia, faced with 1,500 teacherless classrooms, instituted a policy...