[LM_NET] Books for incarcerated teens

["Giffard, Sue" <SGiffard@ECFS.ORG>]

PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTING

I have just begun helping someone plan a program to set up libraries in juvenile 
detention facilities in New York State. Her pilot project is with a group of older 
teen boys (15-21 years old), many with serious offenses and long sentences. Reading 
levels range from 4th grade on up. They are in school (some have already received 
their GED), and about ten are doing college courses. The plan is to provide books 
for their own independent reading as well as educational materials. Does anyone 
have any suggestions of titles that might go on a list of books for independent 
reading, a list of books, or any leads as to sources for such a list? They already 
have access to some classics such as “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, Nelson 
Mandela’s autobiography, Piri Thomas’s “Down these Mean Streets.” Thanks for your 
help.



Sue Giffard
Ethical Culture School
New York, NY 10023
sgiffard@ecfs.org
(212)712-6292

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" 
— Albert Einstein.




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