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Dave: IMG Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

by Edward Humes

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Publisher Comments:

At a time when an epidemic of violence has left America afraid for — and afraid of — its children, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes takes a poignant look at a year in the life of Los Angeles Juvenile Court, providing a vivid portrait of the children who pass through it.

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"Passionate....A sad, maddening, brilliant book." Washington Post

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"Humes' unique insider's view and the mesmerizing power of these true-crime tales combine to create an important book with a message of great urgency, especially to all concerned with the future of America's children." Booklist

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"Humes draws an alarming portrait of a judicial system in disarray." Kirkus Reviews

Synopsis:

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Hume's offers this unforgettable odyssey through the corridors of the United States juvenile court system--the one place intended to save our children, though it seldom does. "Passionate. . . . A sad, maddening, brilliant book".--"The Washington Post".
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ISBN:
9780684811956
Subtitle:
A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
Author:
Humes, Edward
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
California
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Legal System
Subject:
Child Advocacy
Subject:
Juvenile justice, administration of
Copyright:
1997
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. 145
Publication Date:
May 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
8.45x5.57x1.03 in. .86 lbs.
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