Timothy J. Nelson

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other show more America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who. show less

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other show more America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who. show less

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other show more America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who. show less

"Am I my brother's keeper?" To 10-year-old Keagan, this isn't a question, but a way of life. After learning to help others by watching his parents work as legal aid attorneys, Keagan puts his lessons to good use by watching out for his aging neighbor, Jake. Years ago, after a fire took his family, Jake opened up his home and his heart to Glenwood's children who come to play on his lot each day. When Jake gets in the way of a greedy developer, government bureaucrats are content to push him show more aside, but they don't anticipate Keagan McPhie. Keagan organizes the Glenwood Springs Kids Corp. into a powerful force of protest to help Jake and remind adults of their responsibility to a friend in need."--Web catalog. show less