Educating Alex

By Katie McKinney Fox

Have you ever known a really unusual kid and wondered how that child would ever find their place in society? Meet Alex True. Peculiar. Bright. Determined. Marches to the beat of a very different drummer . . . and undecided in so many ways. Experience the extraordinary journey as a misfit navigates love, life and growth in a judgmental world.Research analyst Alex True sets out to assess property value for a Chicago venture capital firm, but instead is catapulted into the lives and struggles of a sixth-grade teacher, his students, and the community surrounding a neglected but high-performing inner city school - an accidental meeting that launches Alex on a life changing journey of love, self and school revitalization that pleads for the reader to consider risking it all to have it all.Educating Alex is a tale of modern romance, community, and hope, following protagonist Alex True on a journey to bring life back to a school in need. The students and staff captivate Alex's interest, especially Mark Tandem, whose passion to educate and nurture his sixth graders tugs Alex's heart in an unfamiliar direction. Alex convinces A.J. Hoyt, founder of the venture capital firm, to invest in the students, and A.J. takes the opportunity to make the company's investment one that will benefit young hearts and minds as well as make dollars and cents. Alex, Mark and A.J. join forces to fight the odds of poverty, crime and neglect to revitalize the surrounding community, and in turn find that the reward for embarking on such a mission of good will leads them to ultimate happiness.Underlying this story is the unanswered question of whether Alex is male or female -- challenging the reader's own assumptions of gender as they experience and imagine Alex's journey.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482047268
• ISBN13: 9781482047264
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"