There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award) - Softcover

"An extraordinary glimpse into the lives of those struggling for survival and dignity in inner-city America."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Alex Kotlowitz's story informs the heart. His meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape."--The New York Times

"Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."--Chicago Tribune

"Kotlowitz has achieved a triumph of empathy as well as a significant feat of reporting."--Los Angeles Times

"A powerful argument against the politics of inertia, hopelessness, and greed, and for a real war on poverty, violence, and racism in our country."--Tracy Kidder, author of Among the Schoolchildren

This is the moving and powerful account of two  remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's  Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex  disfigured by crime and neglect.