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Summary: Examines "the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets--and of one's own nature--when he returns home"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PEACE, ROBERT HOBHobbs, Jeff
Summary: "Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.36 HOBHobbs, Jeff
Summary: Traces the academic pursuits of four Los Angeles high school boys with very different backgrounds and resources who navigate challenges in class, race, expectations, cultural divides and luck to attend college.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020