Cuz
Allen, Danielle S., 1971-2018
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Aged 15 and living in LA, Michael Allen was arrested for a botched carjacking. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to thirteen years behind bars. After growing up in prison Michael was then released aged 26, only to be murdered three years later. In this deeply personal yet clear-eyed memoir, Danielle Allen reconstructs her cousin's life to try and understand how this tragedy was the end result. We become intimate with Michael's experience, from his first steps to his first love, and with the events of his arrest, his coming of age in prison, and his attempts to make up for lost time after his release. We learn what it's like to grow up in a city carved up by invisible gang borders; and we learn how a generation has been lost. With breathtaking bravery and intelligence, 'Cuz' circles around its subject, viewing it from all angles to expose a shocking reality.
Main title:
Cuz / Danielle Allen.
Author:
Allen, Danielle S., 1971-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2018.
Collation:
243 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Liverlight Publishing Corporation, 2017.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781784708122 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.242108996073305.2421305.2
LC class:
E185.97.A364
Local class:
B B.
Language:
English
Subject:
Allen, Michael Alexander, -2009Allen, Danielle S., 1971-African American young men -- BiographyAfrican American young men -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryAfrican American juvenile delinquentsAfrican American familiesCriminal justice, Administration of -- United StatesDiscrimination in criminal justice administration -- United StatesBiography
BRN:
2320741
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