The idea of fairness we have made up in our minds is not often the case, and through Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here, our eyes are opened to many of the harsh situations such as poverty, gangs, racism, and violence that children are forced to grow up in. Alex Kotlowitz attempts to expose the truths of poverty, race, and children throughout his literary works. ... His first book, There Are No Children Here, came about from a series of articles he wrote for The Wall Street Journal. ... There Are No Children Here is a story of two young brothers, Lafeyette, 10, and Pharaoh,7,...

• Word Count: 874
• Approx Pages: 3

There are no Children Here Alex Kotlowitz's book, There are no Children Here, deals with the subject of race, values, and community responsibility of the urban underclass. ... There were no drug rehabilitation programs or centers to help combat the problem. ... There are no Children Here embraces Lafayette and Pharaoh over a two-year period in which they struggle with school, attempts to resist the lure of gangs, mourn the death of close friends, and dare to have the courage to search for a quiet inner peace that most people take for granted. ... With this vicious environment they felt...

• Word Count: 1279
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There are no Children Here Alex Kotlowitz's book, There are no Children Here, deals with the subject of race, values, and community responsibility of the urban underclass. ... There were no drug rehabilitation programs or centers to help combat the problem. ... There are no Children Here embraces Lafayette and Pharaoh over a two-year period in which they struggle with school, attempts to resist the lure of gangs, mourn the death of close friends, and dare to have the courage to search for a quiet inner peace that most people take for granted. ... With this vicious environment they felt...

• Word Count: 1279
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Alex Kotlowitz's book, There Are No Children Here, two young men, Terrence Rivers and Craig Davis are portrayed as youths, who, though they are both brought up in similar situations and both experience the every day horrors of living in the projects, turn into two very different people. ... The community loved him, his peers respected him, and younger children in the neighborhood looked up to him. ... Craig also willingly became a role model for many of the neighborhood's children and he often took time out to talk to them, though they were several years younger than he. ...

• Word Count: 585
• Approx Pages: 2