I read this book for my Multicultural class at UVU. It's a story about two young boys growing up in the "other America" aka the Chicago projects. Before reading this book I had no idea what life was like in the projects (and I suppose I still don't). I understand now that these kids barley have a fighting chance at being successful outside of their environment. It saddens me to think that there are children out there who are literally scared for their lives everyday.
When I first started reading “There Are No Children Here” I had a hard time with it. It is kind of biased and I kept trying to fight it. Once I started to understand the characters and where they were coming from I could not wait to finish it. I think reading this book is a great experience and helps you understand things from a different point of view, even you don’t agree with everything. This book is great because you realize that not every city in America is the same as the one you grew up in.
Some unforgettable quotes:
“If I had one wish I’d wish to separate all the good from the bad and send them to another planet so they could battle it out and no innocent people would get hurt.”
“I ain’t doing nothing, I could get killed, or if not get killed I might go to jail for something I didn’t do. I could die any minute, so I aint going to be scared of nothing."
“I’m tired, Mama,” he said. She believed he was just tired of being.
When I first started reading “There Are No Children Here” I had a hard time with it. It is kind of biased and I kept trying to fight it. Once I started to understand the characters and where they were coming from I could not wait to finish it. I think reading this book is a great experience and helps you understand things from a different point of view, even you don’t agree with everything. This book is great because you realize that not every city in America is the same as the one you grew up in.
Some unforgettable quotes:
“If I had one wish I’d wish to separate all the good from the bad and send them to another planet so they could battle it out and no innocent people would get hurt.”
“I ain’t doing nothing, I could get killed, or if not get killed I might go to jail for something I didn’t do. I could die any minute, so I aint going to be scared of nothing."
“I’m tired, Mama,” he said. She believed he was just tired of being.
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