Stories from the Edge

""Ipacedmycellwithabookinonehandandaknifeundermymattress.IknewIcouldhavealongandhappylifewithabookinmyhandorIcouldhaveamiserableshortlifewiththeshankthatwasinthemattress.""-JimmySantiagoBaca"StoriesfromtheEdge"enrichesandextendsJimmySantiagoBaca'scriticallyacclaimedmemoir,"APlacetoStand."Earlystorieselaborateonhistravailsasanabandonedchildinanorphanage.LaterstoriesdrawonBaca'spost-prisonlifeasawriterandhisongoingworkwithstrugglingadolescents,prisoners,andsociety'sdispossessed.Centeredaroundconflictsandlife-alteringchoices,Baca'sgrippingpersonalnarrativeswillresonatewithadolescentsandadultsalike.Learnmoreaboutthecompanionteacher'sguide,""AdolescentsontheEdge.""Save$withaTeacher'sPackandStudentBundle.