Invisible Child

Summary

An eight-year chronicle of Dasani Coates, a homeless girl in New York City, as she comes of age inside shelters, schools, and the foster system. Building on a landmark New York Times series, Elliott embeds with Dasani's family to reveal how poverty, addiction, and bureaucracy shape every chance she gets. The book is a rare work of immersion journalism that follows a single subject from childhood into adulthood.