Hunger of Memory, by Richard Rodriguez by Susan Seidner Adler The story is familiar in its outlines. Clever and watchful, the son of a poor immigrant family (in this case…
Darkness Over the Valley, by Wendelgard von Staden by Susan Seidner Adler The most interesting thing about Wendelgard von Staden's slim account of her recollections of growing up in Hitler's Reich is…
Bribing Delinquents to be Good by Susan Seidner Adler In strange contrast to the volume and heat generated by the problem of delinquent juveniles is the silence that surrounds…