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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America is a 1992 biography by Alex Kotlowitz that describes the experiences of two brothers growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. It won the Carl Sandburg award.
Jan 1, 2001 · There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America. Alex Kotlowitz. 4.30. 15,542 ratings1,125 reviews. 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.
A nonfiction book that follows the lives of two brothers, Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, who grow up in a violent public housing complex in Chicago. The book explores the impact of gangs, drugs, and poverty on the family and the community, and the resilience and hope of the children.
Jan 5, 1992 · The book, There Are No Children Here, tells the true story of two boys growing up in the public housing projects of Chicago. Although the story takes place in the 1980’s it is still very relevant to the problems in urban poverty today. The book delves into a world of drugs, gangs, and violence.
Nov 30, 2011 · NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project...
Nov 28, 1993 · A TV movie based on a book by Alex Kotlowitz, about two brothers growing up in a violent Chicago housing project. Oprah Winfrey stars as LaJoe, their mother, and Keith David as John Paul, their father.
About There Are No Children Here. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that “informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape” (The New York Times).
