Lives in the Balance: Youth, Poverty, and Education in Watts
Diver-Stamnes, Ann![Lives in the Balance: Youth, Poverty, and Education in Watts](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/289/28956360/CHSBZCOP0328956360.jpg)
This book is a wake-up call to the nation dealing with the realities of the lives of young people living in poverty in the inner city. The perspective is unique: it combines the voices of students attending a high school in the Watts community of Los Angeles with current research to create a clearer picture of the lives of people who live in poverty and some of the factors which serve to perpetuate that poverty. The author focuses on issues ci...