Authors / person-jonathan-kozol

Jonathan Kozol

American activist and educator.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1968—2013

Recognition span

Author in the index

Jonathan Kozol has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1968 and 2013. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1

National Book Awards1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Robert F. Kennedy Book Award1

Subject profile

Race & Ethnicity2

Society & Culture2

Arts & Criticism1

Indexed works

Books by Jonathan Kozol

5 books · sorted by recognition

Death at an Early AgeRace & Ethnicity196710 pts Amazing GraceArts & Criticism—4 pts Rachel and Her ChildrenSociety & Culture—4 pts Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s SchoolsRace & Ethnicity—4 pts Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years among the Poorest Children in AmericaSociety & Culture20122 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1967	Death at an Early Age	Race & Ethnicity	10	1	1	Plume
—	Amazing Grace	Arts & Criticism	4	1	1	Unknown
—	Rachel and Her Children	Society & Culture	4	1	1	Unknown
—	Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools	Race & Ethnicity	4	0	1	Unknown
2012	Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years among the Poorest Children in America	Society & Culture	2	0	1	Crown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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