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Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World
Maybe someday
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71/100Critics
10/100Scholars
Author:
Nikita Stewart
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Date:
May 19, 2020
The true story of the first Girl Scout troop founded for and by girls living in a shelter in Queens, New York, and the amazing, nationwide response that it sparked.
What The Reviewers Say
... though it is certainly inspirational, Stewart doesn’t shy away from the harsh and often invisible realities of homelessness. The girls go from the highs of TV appearances and free gifts to the lows of carrying their belongings in garbage bags. Readers will be moved by the resilience of Giselle, Hailey, Katrina, and all of the girls and women who come alive on the page..
I do not mean in any way to diminish Stewart’s impressive journalistic skills when I wonder if this book would have existed without the boldface-name buzz that Troop 6000 received. Indeed, the publisher has packaged this book as a feel-good yarn, complete with a hyperbolic subtitle about how the homeless girls 'inspired the world'.
Effective as a feel-good account of family and community working against adversity and the benefits of Scouting for girls and their parents, the book is equally valuable for its intimate views of homelessness and its day-to-day effects..
... an accessible narrative that encompasses a range of social justice concerns.
