There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

Alex Kotlowitz

323 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction education history sociology emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

This is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.

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Moods

emotional 85%
sad 74%
informative 62%
challenging 51%
reflective 44%
dark 40%
tense 22%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 3%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 37%
fast 11%

Average rating

4.2

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