Children of the State

<B><b>From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of <i>The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace</i> comes a timely, insightful, and groundbreaking look at the school-to-prison pipeline and life in the juvenile “justice” system.</b></B><BR><BR>There has been very little written about juvenile detention and the path to justice. For many kids, a mistake made at age thirteen or fourteen—often resulting from external factors coupled with a biologically immature brain—can resonate through the rest of their lives, making high school difficult, college nearly impossible, and a middle-class life a mere fantasy. Here, in <I>Children of the State</I>, Jeff Hobbs challenges any preconceived perceptions about how the juvenile justice system works—and demonstrates in brilliant, piercing prose: No one so young should ever be considered irredeemable.<BR><BR>Writing with great heart and sensitivity, Hobbs presents three different true stories that show the day-