x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation. In December... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Wes: The other Wes, a child of inner city Baltimore, born to a father who doesn't even know who he is, and a mother who ties.
- Tony: Wes brother, tries to keep him out of drugs, but fails.
- Mary: Wes and Tony's mom.
- Woody: Wes best friend, he graduates from high school.
- Justin: The Author Wes' best friend, he makes it despite losing his mother.
- Nikki: Author Wes' oldest sister
- Shani: Author Wes' youngest sister
- Alicia: Wes first "baby momma"
- Levy: Wes roommate at Job Corp
- Mayor Schmoke: Mayor of Baltimore City Maryland from 1987 to 1999.
- Wes Moore: A Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow and buisness leader.
- The other Wes Moore: A man who leads a life of crime and ultimately will spend the rest of his life in prison for his part in a murder.
- Joy Moore: A women who refuses to give up on her son, determined that he will make something of his life.
- Mary Moore: The other Wes Moore's mother she does not know how to go about helping her son.
- Kenneth: Add a description of this character.
- Cheryl
- Batt
- Moore
- Alma
- White Boy
First Sentence edit
This is the story of two boys living in Baltimore with similar histories and an identical name: Wes Moore.
Table of Contents edit
Part I: Fathers and Angels
1. Is Daddy Coming with Us?
2. In Search of Home
3. Foreign Ground
Part II: Choices and Second Chances
4. Marking Territory
5. Lost
6. Hunted
Part III: Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled
7. The Land that God Forgot
8. Surrounded
Epilogue
Afterword
A Call to Action by Tavis Smiley
Resource Guide
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Amazon Book Club Picks. (authoritative list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 27, 2010
ISBN: 0385528191
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 27, 2010
ISBN: 0385528191
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 975.26043092
Popular Tags
See all 50 tags
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Other Wes Moore: Has information about the book, as well as resources and a blog on the subject of empowerment.
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
