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The Water Is Wide
by Pat Conroy

Published: 2001-02
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Yamacraw Island happen today? What evidence or personal experience supports your answer?
2. Which island conditions shocked you the most? What personal traits or beliefs make Conroy keep going? Would you have stayed in Conroy's position?
3. How did Conroy and the island folks change over the course of the year? How did you feel about Judge Street's final ruling?
by kathygat (see profile) 10/05/16

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Recommended to book clubs by 3 of 3 members.

Eleven of 12 club members rated this a 5 out of 5 stars.
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  "The Water Is Wide"by Kathy G. (see profile) 10/05/16

At age 24, Pat Conroy left his high school teaching position in Beaufort , South Carolina, to teach the 18 black students on nearby Yamicraw Island. His idealism and perseverance in spite of hair-raising... (read more)

 
  "The water is wide"by Debbie C. (see profile) 06/06/12

 
  "The River is Wide"by Christina G. (see profile) 05/05/12

Accurate depiction of the times and lives on the outer islands of America, outside the mainlife.

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