Somebody -- Just say no -- Gentlemen -- Trip to the museum -- Collision -- Here I am -- Lockdown -- Dream state -- Arcana -- Prisoner or pumpkin -- Feeling special -- Mother's day -- Played -- Day of creation -- Busted -- Happy birthday -- Family life -- Two-faced -- Send in the clowns -- Buster -- No mercy walls -- Window tappers -- Man I was supposed to be -- Thanks, hate -- Father's day -- Letter -- Dear friend.
Summary
Chronicles the author's first years teaching at Central Juvenile Hall, a lockup for Los Angeles's most violent teenage offenders.
