Title: Sad Slice of Life, Well Told
Review: This book reflects with painful accuracy the cruel existence of so many poor people in the United States, particularly in New York. Walking these same streets every day, I can say that LeBlanc has captured the very essence of the lives of these people. It is not until one spends time--real time--in a community like the one described here, that one can understand the thinking that goes on. Babies being raised by grandmothers and greatgrandmothers, children being sexually abused by boyfriends of grandmothers, kids being carted off to see their parents in prison. These are real, everyday happenings. This book serves well as a warning call: Unless and until we--those of us who do not live in such an environment--are willing to help make things better, more and more children will be lost to this impossible existence. The author did a beautiful job of showing life as it is, and sadly will be for a long time to come, for so many poor people.
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