White Trees/Black Windows

About the Book

WHITE TREES/BLACK WINDOWS is set in a South Central Los Angeles High School in the eighties. The students are Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Caucasian. Their teacher, Michael Giuliani, is an Italian-American married to an African-American.

Michael is nearly overwhelmed by the challenge of helping his students, some dysfunctional, in spite of opposition from a tyrannical principal and greedy, uncaring administrative officials. His family problems include an ongoing fight with his father who cannot accept the fact that Michael married outside of his race and religion. All are interwoven in his battle to clear a fellow teacher of a false rape charge.

About the Author

ANA LAURA HARP co-authored the critically acclaimed film CHILDREN OF RAGE and has produced a series of well-executed educational films entitled I'M GOING TO BE as well as several feature films. She received an award from the University of California at Irvine for her essay on WORLD PEACE. For this novel, she combined forces with JAMES SANTILENA, an effective science and English teacher who has been nominated twice and appeared in WHO'S WHO OF AMERICAN TEACHERS. Together they penned the novel, AT LAST, for the purpose of instilling personal pride and fostering rejection of guilt in all people. There is room for all of us in this beautiful and diverse world.