No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death (Hardcover) by Susan Kuklin

from sherton

A very gritty reality of teens on death row. The author talks with the teens, a victim's family who are against capital punishment and a lawyer that wants to prevent injustice in this world. The stories are sad and very eye-opening. I agree that this is a must read for high school students.

from arielaver

This book is important. Young adults and adults alike will benefit from reading these interviews with young convicts, their families, the families of victims, and the lawyers who work with them. For anyone interested in our criminal justice system or curious about life in prison, or for anyone wi...

from ohioyalibrarian

This is a very powerful book that I think should be required reading for all high school students. It examines the life of teenagers tried for murder as adults and put on death row or life in prison without parole. You get to know these teens and how they live now. The book also talks to victim's...

from sherton

A very gritty reality of teens on death row. The author talks with the teens, a victim's family who are against capital punishment and a lawyer that wants to prevent injustice in this world. The stories are sad and very eye-opening. I agree that this is a must read for high school students.

from karafrib

If you're a teenager and sentenced to death row, what is your life like? In No Choir Boy, author Susan Kuklin provides answers to that question by interviewing three men who were sentenced to death when they were teens. Each story opens up with the circumstances surrounding the individual's sente...