No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
Author(s): Susan Kuklin
No Choirboy takes readers inside America's prisons and allows inmates sentenced to death as teenagers to speak for themselves. In their own voices—raw and uncensored—they talk about their lives in prison and share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up there. Susan Kuklin also gets inside the system, exploring capital punishment itself and the intricacies and inequities of criminal justice in the United States.
This is a searing, unforgettable read, and one that could change the way we think about crime and punishment.
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row is a 2009 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.
Review(s):
“* This powerful book should be explored and discussed in high schools all across our country.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“A searing and provocative account that will touch teens' most fundamental beliefs and questions about violence, punishment, our legal and prison systems, and human rights.” —Booklist
Winner Kansas State Reading Circle, American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (2009), Long-listed ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2009), Rhode Island Children's Book Award Master List, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2008), Long-listed IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, Long-listed ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2009), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Long-listed Rhode Island Children's Book Award ML, Winner CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, Long-listed Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List, Long-listed CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults (2009), Winner NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2008), James Cook Book Award Honoree (2009), Long-listed Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List (2009), Winner NCSS-CBC NotableTrade-Soc.Stdy
ISBN: 9781250044457