Water is Wide - audiobook

The bestselling Pat Conroy memoirThe moving story of a young teachers experience on an island forgotten by the worldThough the children of Yamacraw Island live less than two miles from the coast of South Carolina, they cant name the president or the ocean that surrounds them. Many cant sign their names. Most cant read or writetheyre unable to reach their potential to grow and learn because they have been failed by their school district and handicapped by their poverty and isolation. But with the arrival of an eager young teacher, their prospects begin to brighten.Based on Pat Conroys experiences teaching elementary school for a year on South Carolinas Daufuskie Island, The Water Is Wide is a revealing portrait of the inequalities of the American education system and a powerful story of the group of children that changed one mans life forever.