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"The true stories I've written in this book are my living nightmares. My greatest hope is that the lessons the stories offer will help you make better choices than I did." Stanley "Tookie" Williams, cofounder of the notorious Crips gang, is a death-row inmate. But in his two decades of incarceration, Williams has also become a respected author and activist whose dedication to ending gang warfare in the lives of inner-city children has earned him a 2001 Nobel Peace Prize nomination. In this award-winning bookwhich has drawn praise from educators, government leaders, and families alikeWilliams describes the brutal reality of being an inmate. He debunks myths of prisons as "gladiator schools" with blunt, riveting stories of overwhelming homesickness, the terror of solitary confinement, and the humiliation of strip-searches. Williams' words are a frank challenge to adolescent readers to educate themselves, make intelligent decisions, and above all, not to follow in his footsteps.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 6 x 9
Age Range: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 02/01/2001
ISBN: 9781587170942
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Awards and honors for Life in Prison:
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, "Books that Don't Make You Blush" 2006
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
American Bookseller, Pick of the Lists
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Nominee
VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book
Awards and honors for Life in Prison:
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, "Books that Don't Make You Blush" 2006
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
American Bookseller, Pick of the Lists
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Nominee
VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book
02/01/2001