{"product_id":"from-street-smart-to-school-smart-9781475861105","title":"From Street Smart to School Smart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis non-fiction story is about 17-year-old Jewels Odom and 13 other ex-teen prostitutes, drug dealers and gang bangers, a story that is now still being relived by thousands of girls throughout our inner cities and towns. There are an estimated 900,000 girls, ages from 10 and older, nationwide and 20 million worldwide who are involved in prostitution and sex trafficking,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This story gives Jewels and her 13 sisters a pulpit to speak to other lost girls looking for an escape from what they call streets of hell. What separates Jewels from her street sisters is her ability to survive and succeed -- actually going to college to return as a teacher at juvie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis true story ends with a mixture of successes and failures, but as always, Jewels is the one who has the final say when she tries to connect with Maya Angelou, the famous poet, to be the graduation speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is with great pleasure that I write this testimonial for Dr. David Sortino’s excellent book. His excellent non-fiction story about 14 ex-teenage prostitutes, drug dealers, and gang bangers provides a poignant description of how he transformed the behaviors of at-risk teen girls while serving as their teacher and principal of a Northern California just community residential facility. What will be particularly appealing to a large number of the reading audience is the personal commentary by ex-teen prostitute, Jewels Odom. She offers an eyewitness account of her journey from her street smart to school smart experience with her so called 13 Clark Academy sisters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, this book addresses not only the journey of at-risk teen girls from juvenile hall to the Clark Academy; it also provides a voice for the 900,000 (USA) girls, ages ten and older, and 20 million worldwide who are forced into prostitution and sex trafficking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther, this book also provides a timely and impactful account of the lives of these 14 girls, a significant account during the current Black Lives Matter movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, in my opinion, there have been many books written about at risk youth, but few have been able to truly capture the day-to-day trials and tribulations of at-risk teen girls who, regardless of all their personal challenges, pass the GED ( Graduate Education Development) test and are able to move on from a life on the streets to becoming productive citizens. This is their story. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Dagmar Hoheneck-Smith, MD, Child \u0026amp; Adolescent Psychiatrist, Santa Rosa, CA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE: The Worse Part of the Game\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO: Your Dignity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE: Brown Leather Shoes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR: A Place of Extremes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE: A New Teacher Principal Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX: Our Ghetto Brains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN: One of Our Greatest Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT: Something Unusual Happened? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER NINE: His Gentle Voice and Kind Face? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TEN: The Sincerely of His Lecture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ELEVEN: Selling us on Rules \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWELVE: Playin’ the Dozins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTEEN: Not a Piece of Cake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOURTEEN: Ghetto Heads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIFTEEN: Pitfalls that Confront Males \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIXTEEN: Calm Our Anger and Rage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Take off the Band aides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Talk Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER NINETEEN: Mr. Buddha Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY: Young Sexual Creatures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Talk the Talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: The Sucking Couch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: When I Became a Hooker? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Showing Your Wares\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: When You Don’t Have a Future? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: To Be a Snitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Colonel Sanders and Road Warrior \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: It never Leaves You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWENTY- NINE: Sisters of the Streets \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY: His Sacred Cow? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: A Future Path to the Streets \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: The Shadow of Death \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: John Doone \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Man on the Sidewalk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Andrea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Ghetto Heads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Fightin’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: Maria Montessori \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: Track Meet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY: Best Ribs Around\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-ONE: Top Dog or Shop Bully? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Can’t Always Run from Failure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-THREE: Cold Darkness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: GED Tests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: The Johnson Rest Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-SIX: Pulling for us to Succeed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: Two Inches from the Gutter? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: The Real Game of Life Begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEPILOGUE: A Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040332808535,"sku":"9781475861105","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475861105.jpg?v=1750946411","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-street-smart-to-school-smart-9781475861105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}