Thread: Would like "slice of life" book recommendations
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Old 03-09-2011, 12:48 AM   #2
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I highly recommend True Notebooks by Mark Saltzman.

http://www.amazon.com/True-Notebooks.../dp/0375413081

From Publishers Weekly
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Salzman (Lying Awake; Iron & Silk) volunteered to teach creative writing at Central Juvenile Hall, a Los Angeles County detention facility for "high-risk" juvenile offenders. ... Salzman started coming twice a week to meet with three boys, although their number quickly grew. ...his account's power comes from keeping its focus squarely on these boys, their writing and their coming-to-terms with the mess their lives had become.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
It's really not as depressing as it sounds.
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