Turning Stones - by Marc Parent (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Why does an infant die of malnutrition? Why does an eight-year-old hold a knife to his brother's throat? Or a mother push her cherished daughter 23 floors to her death? As a city caseworker, Marc Parent has searched the streets--and his heart--for the answers to these and other questions about children at risk. In this powerful book, he shares his findings with readers. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Why does an infant die of malnutrition? Why does an eight-year-old hold a knife to his brother's throat? Or a mother push her cherished daughter twenty-three floors to her death? Marc Parent, a city caseworker, searched the streets--and his heart--for the answers, and shares them in this powerful, vivid, beautifully written book. <p/>WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Marc Parent</b> is the author of <i>Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk</i>, a finalist for the <i>Los Angeles Times Book</i> Prize as well as a New Visions nominee and a NEBA Honorary Selection, and<i> Believing It All: What My Children Taught Me About Trout Fishing, Jelly Toast, and Life</i>. He has written for <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i>, among other publications.
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