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Cuz, the life and times of Michael A., Danielle Allen

Label
Cuz, the life and times of Michael A., Danielle Allen
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Cuz
Medium
text large print
Oclc number
1005760038
Responsibility statement
Danielle Allen
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print peer picks
Sub title
the life and times of Michael A.
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
Table Of Contents
Part I: Release and resurrection. 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 -- Part II: Inferno. 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 -- Part III: Unforgiving world. 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 next?
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Life and times of Michael A
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