Born, Not Raised : Voices from Juvenile Hall (Paperback)

from TFS93

This should be required reading for anyone who works with kids. I would highly recommend for teachers, social workers, and churches. The photos, stories, and drawings, included are bound to touch you heart and make you feel for these children. The author does a wonderful job of getting in touch w...

from etxgardener

My first (and biggest) complaint about this book is its size - about the size of a newspaper tabloid - which makes it difficult to read. Maybe because the author relied on photography & reproduced writing samples as part of their narrative process she felt this would enhance the book's appeal. It...

from eo206

A powerful book about the juvenile prison system and how youth end up there. The author includes actual hand written notes from the youth talking about different aspects of their lives, such as first memory, family, etc. These writings paint a portrait of how children end up in the juvenile justi...

from undyingsong

While it may have seemed a great idea to make a book equal parts art photography, photojournalism, personal narrative, qualitative survey data (presented raw), participant observation/activism reports (but no field notes), Freudian and developmental psychological evaluations, and a vague call to ...

from Shadow123

I was suitably impressed with this book. It's not what I expected. It's definitely written for an adult audience and not a YA one, and there's very little moralizing here. What Lankford does instead is provide a straightforward look at life inside a juvenile facility in the words of the juveniles...