Shackled : a tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away / Candy J. Cooper.
"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662620133
- ISBN: 1662620136
- Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Portal to calamity -- Just Greed -- Intolerance -- Four men and a building -- Kids for cash -- Kingdom of silence -- Divergence -- Squeezed -- Standing up -- Cracks -- Cat and mouse -- Terrible, horrible, no good -- Rage and sorrow -- Deal or no deal -- Depths of indifference -- Frisbee, yoga, spin -- Unimaginable brutality -- Harm reduction -- Branded. |
| Target Audience Note: | Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek. 1140L Lexile |
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| Genre: | Young adult literature. |
Available copies
- 15 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 364.134 COO (Text) | 36015000479317 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
