Rather than focus on a handful of people, as is common in this type of book,
Alex Kotlowitz puts an emotional face on the statistics of urban violence by
telling many stories of
The pickup cab was illuminated by the glow of the smartphone screen. Loud voices
and hand-waving filled the space. Suddenly the window opened and the phone came
tumbling out end over end. It
There was a rabbit outside my office window. It was eating grass, but it was
also watching me as I was watching it. Because it was still, and I was close
enough to
Zhush (je-oosh): to fancy something up
Re-swizzle: to reorganize or reorder something
Fox in Socks was always my favorite Dr. Seuss book. It was my favorite when I
was a kid. It was my favorite when I was reading to my kids. I always wanted