Red
Crane is a master at depicting grimness. But even though we may associate tenement life with a palette of colors from grey to greyer, Crane uses color to ramp up the drama of the images—particula...
Animals
Welcome to the Jungle Maggie is all about the nitty gritty of life, taking an unflinching look at the uglier elements of human existence and not hiding them with anything pretty. And in this book,...
Home
Get Out While You CanYou know those stories where life is really hard but it's all okay because the main kid (or whoever) has really loving parents? So while money's tight/the cool kids are terribl...