| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234). |
| Contents |
Garden party, July 2009 -- Release day, June 2006 -- The investigation, July 2009 -- Getting started, June-July 2006 -- Job, July 2006 -- Investigation, July 2009 -- School, August 2006 -- Funeral, July 27, 2009 -- Apartment, August 2006 -- Hitting bottom, November 2006 -- The end, August 2008-July 2009 -- Crime and punishment -- Where was our family? Where were the lawyers? -- Milestones -- Norco -- Inferno, in Michael's words -- Visiting 1.0 -- Visiting 2.0 -- Dizzy -- The biggest wildfire in California history -- Fire and ice -- The single mother and the great white whale -- First steps -- "Sis, run!" -- Gangbanging -- a definition -- How not to help your kids -- The limit on helping your kids -- City of angels -- The end -- My heart's locket -- Coda: What's next? |
| Summary |
The author relates how her cousin was imprisoned at the age of fifteen for attempted carjacking and how she took him in upon his release, only to lose him to the deadly streets of South Central L.A. |
| Subject |
Allen, Michael Alexander, -2009.
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Allen, Danielle S., 1971-
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African American young men -- Biography.
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African American young men -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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African American juvenile delinquents.
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African American families.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
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| Alternate Title |
Cuz |
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Life and times of Michael A. |
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