Our America Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

"This harrowing oral history...was compiled by two teenagers...who were 13 when they began interviewing friends, family members and neighbors back in 1993....Their book...not only makes palpable all the numbing statistics we've heard about gang violence and juvenile crime, but also underscores the resilience and talents of inner-city children, when given an opportunity to make sense of their lives."Jones, Lealan is the author of 'Our America Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago', published 1998 under ISBN 9780671004644 and ISBN 0671004646.