The Heart Knows Something Different Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System

By Al Desetta

The Heart Knows Something Different Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System

By Al Desetta

How well can a bureaucracy replace the family? For the more than 450,000 children living in foster care, this question is crucial. Yet, when the public tries to peer into this largely hidden world,...

The Heart Knows Something Different

By Youth Communication, Al Desetta, Jonathan Kozol

Fighting the Monster

By Al Desetta

In the System and in the Life

By Al Desetta

To whom it may concern

By Youth Communication

The Struggle to Be Strong

By

First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality.

They broke the law, you be the judge

By Thomas A. Jacobs

Letters from and interviews with twenty-one children and teenagers who broke the law reveal what it is like to be arrested, attend legal proceedings, and be held accountable for one's actions.

The Courage To Be Yourself: True Stories By Teens About Cliques, Conflicts, And Overcoming Peer Pressure

By Educators For Social Responsibility (U.S.), Al Desetta

Cassandra Is Hassled By Her Friends For Sitting With The “wrong” Kids At Lunch. Jennifer Gets Harassed Because She’s Overweight. Dwan’s Own Family Taunts Her For Not Being “black Enough.” Yen Is Te...

Pressure

By Al Desetta