I was just saying a little worried because other people may want hire her away. I dont want that other cities. Please dont do that, tony. Shes going to be leading the conversation. A few months ago, tanisha handed me a book and it like she and i book recommendations. This is kind of a regular thing. But this is the first time one of us had actually, like, bought a book and handed it to other person. And that book was invisible child by andrea elliott. And tunisia is very much this books evangelist in a marvel of immersive journalism, eliot followed the daily plight of a homeless family to parents and eight children in new york city. In fact, she practically became part of the family, all by embedding herself with them for eight years at the heart, the story is dasani the eldest daughter, a young teen full of personality, charm and moxie. We see dasani care for her siblings and navigate complex relationships with her parents, both of whom genuinely seem to love their kids, but also suff
I was just saying a little worried because other people may want hire her away. I dont want that other cities. Please dont do that, tony. Shes going to be leading the conversation. A few months ago, tanisha handed me a book and it like she and i book recommendations. This is kind of a regular thing. But this is the first time one of us had actually, like, bought a book and handed it to other person. And that book was invisible child by andrea elliott. And tunisia is very much this books evangelist in a marvel of immersive journalism, eliot followed the daily plight of a homeless family to parents and eight children in new york city. In fact, she practically became part of the family, all by embedding herself with them for eight years at the heart, the story is dasani the eldest daughter, a young teen full of personality, charm and moxie. We see dasani care for her siblings and navigate complex relationships with her parents, both of whom genuinely seem to love their kids, but also suff
Now, before i get to our author, i want to introduce Tanisha Briley who is our amazing city manager here in gaithersburg burg. Tanisha will be, yes. And i was i was just saying this is this being taped for cspan . I was just saying a little worried because other people may want hire her away. I dont want that other cities. Please dont do that, tony. Shes going to be leading the conversation. A few months ago, tanisha handed me a book and it like she and i book recommendations. This is kind of a regular thing. But this is the first time one of us had actually, like, bought a book and handed it to other person. And that book was invisible child by andrea elliott. And tunisia is very much this books evangelist in a marvel of immersive journalism, eliot followed the daily plight of a homeless family to parents and eight children in new york city. In fact, she practically became part of the family, all by embedding herself with them for eight years at the heart, the story is dasani the elde
Now, before i get to our author, i want to introduce Tanisha Briley who is our amazing city manager here in gaithersburg burg. Tanisha will be, yes. And i was i was just saying this is this being taped for cspan . I was just saying a little worried because other people may want hire her away. I dont want that other cities. Please dont do that, tony. Shes going to be leading the conversation. A few months ago, tanisha handed me a book and it like she and i book recommendations. This is kind of a regular thing. But this is the first time one of us had actually, like, bought a book and handed it to other person. And that book was invisible child by andrea elliott. And tunisia is very much this books evangelist in a marvel of immersive journalism, eliot followed the daily plight of a homeless family to parents and eight children in new york city. In fact, she practically became part of the family, all by embedding herself with them for eight years at the heart, the story is dasani the elde
These stories every year and this is one thats recent. So you know i just ran into drew whittenburg whos here and he always brings me these bright Young Students from tipp city. And its such a pleasure to meet them. Theyre so inspiring to be here. And it reminded me of a story when i when devil grove first came out about ten years ago, i got a letter or email from a young law student at northwestern, and she wrote me this beautiful. She said, gilbert, after reading your book, ive decided what i want to do. I want to be a public defender in the spirit of, you know, Thurgood Marshall. And i said, thats beautiful and stayed in touch with her a little bit. And she said she moved down to florida. She got a as a public defender in west palm beach. Her name was claire. And, you know, she would keep me updated. Her progress and the cases that she was on and a of years later, she started to really rise up in the office and she said, you know what, i want to give you an award. Its called the gid