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Turning Stones - by Marc Parent (Paperback)

Name: Turning Stones - by Marc Parent (Paperback)
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"An absorbing piece of narrative nonfiction . . . A rare glimpse of what it is like to man these front lines of the war on child abuse--and what it does to a person's soul. . . .
About the Author: Marc Parent is the author of Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize as well as a New Visions nominee and a NEBA Honorary Selection, and Believing It All: What My Children Taught Me About Trout Fishing, Jelly Toast, and Life.
400 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, General

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About the Book

Why does an infant die of malnutrition? Why does an eight-year-old hold a knife to his brother's throat? Or a mother push her cherished daughter 23 floors to her death? As a city caseworker, Marc Parent has searched the streets--and his heart--for the answers to these and other questions about children at risk. In this powerful book, he shares his findings with readers.

Book Synopsis

"An absorbing piece of narrative nonfiction . . . A rare glimpse of what it is like to man these front lines of the war on child abuse--and what it does to a person's soul. . . . Devastating [and] mesmerizing."--The Los Angeles Times

Featuring a new Afterword by the author

Why does an infant die of malnutrition? Why does an eight-year-old hold a knife to his brother's throat? Or a mother push her cherished daughter twenty-three floors to her death? Marc Parent, a city caseworker, searched the streets--and his heart--for the answers, and shares them in this powerful, vivid, beautifully written book.

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"A revelatory and affirmative work, a grace note played against the darkest passages of family life."--Newsday

"Riveting . . . combines humor and pathos, horror and joy . . . This book is not the observation of a journalist. This comes straight from the heart."--Denver Free Press

"Turning Stones is by turns discomforting and painful, comical and hopeful. Marc Parent's unblinking honesty made me wince. His deft storytelling made me sit up and listen. And his love for the children--and yes, their parents--made me want to turn stones as well."--Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here

About the Author

Marc Parent is the author of Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize as well as a New Visions nominee and a NEBA Honorary Selection, and Believing It All: What My Children Taught Me About Trout Fishing, Jelly Toast, and Life. He has written for The New York Times and USA Today, among other publications.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 400

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: General

Publisher: Ballantine Group

Format: Paperback

Author: Marc Parent

Language: English

Street Date: January 27, 1998

TCIN: 1001840163

UPC: 9780449912355

Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-4232

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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