There are no children here

The book There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz is a very tough yet emotional book. This book is significant because it really made me see how fortunate I am to be living in a good and safe environment. In this powerful and moving book, reporter Alex Kotlowitz traces two years in the lives of ten-year-old Lafeyette and seven-year-old Pharoah Rivers as they struggle to beat the odds and grow up in one of Chicago's worst housing projects called Henry Horner.
The main focus of the book is on two young brothers, Lafeyette and Pharaoh, middle children with both older and younger siblings. The underlying theme and point that Kotlowitz is trying to get across is one of courage as we...