New Book on Teens Sentenced Harshly Wins Praise
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ShareAuthor Susan Kuklin's newest book, No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row, presents the stories of individuals who were sentenced to death or life without parole for crimes committed when they were teenagers, including two EJI clients in Alabama.
No Choirboy gives a voice to those most involved in and affected by crime: three teenagers convicted of murder, the family of an executed teenager, the family of a victim, and EJI Executive Director Bryan Stevenson. Kuklin, who has written more than thirty books for young readers, conducted extensive research and interviews to create this compelling nonfiction book.
The reader-friendly design and conversational tone of No Choirboy targets teen readers, especially reluctant-to-read boys. Both teens and adults will be deeply affected by the stories of young people who were among the last to be sentenced to death before the United States Supreme Court abolished the death penalty for children in 2005.