About this title: For four years, Marc Parent was a respected caseworker in New York City's Emergency Children's Services, a city agency created to cope with cases of suspected and actual abuse reported during the evening and nighttime hours. In his young charges he saw day-to-day bravery as well as some of the strangest twists the human soul can take. Shocking, ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover; Second Printing
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780151002047ISBN:0151002045
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket. 9780151002047. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 366 pages; Soft Cover Paperback, No Dust Jacket, Shows Little Wear. read more
Description: VG+ Used, Like New in VG+ jacket. HARDCOVER, VG+/VG+, Harcourt, 1996 edition # & edition, 1.35 in. H x 9.32 in. L x 6.34 in. W, 23.7 oz. This copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, has very mininmal signs of use, appears to have been very lightly read, is in Excellent Condition Overall. read more
Edition: Us ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780151002047ISBN:0151002045
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. TEXT CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT-DUSTJACKET IN FINE CONDITION read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0151002045 Signed by Marc Parent on the half title page. First printing 1996 Harcourt Brace hardcover. Like New with no wear and no markings. In a Like New dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 1996-09-25
ISBN-13:9780151002047ISBN:0151002045
Description: Like New. Stated First U.S. Edition of new-looking 1996 softcover. All clean crisp text pages with nice secure binding. Daily shipping. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. D6-Book has wrinkling and light crease on the front left bottom edge, label on the front bottom, and very light shelf wear otherwise very good. With a Foreword by Anna Quindlen. Uncorrected Proof. Includes a laid in black and white photo of the author, photocopies of the author's New York Times Op-Ed piece, a Time Magazine story for which he was interviewed, and advance reviews. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. First U.S. Edition. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No marks/underlines/highlights. Pages are clean and tight. Free deliver confirmation. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780449912355ISBN:0449912353
Description: Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. Frayed Corners. SKU: 22903510 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780449912355 Has minor wear and/or markings. Frayed Corners. SKU: 22903510 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee. read more
Description: Paperback Book is in Very Good condition: clean cover, clean pages (no text markings), clean page edges (no remainder mark). Ships with bar coded label for faster delivery! read more
"Most of us in the field are reluctant to write about our work -- concerns about confidentiality, commitment to the children, and concerns about having a safe space to vent about our frustrations present roadblocks in presenting our experiences candidly. Parent, however, does an excellent job in describing the children we work for, the successes they experience, and the failures of an overworked system. Thought provoking, gentle, and real, this book is one I've read several times."
"This is the memoir of a caseworker for Emergency Children's Services in New York City. It is a true story that reads like a novel and has some of the best dialogue I've read in a long time. It is not perfect, however. There are a few pages here and there that don't quite seem to belong-reminiscences about the author growing up in Wisconsin, some of the portraits of his co-workers-but every word the author has written about the children and families he meets is just about flawless. This is a book I couldn't get out of my mind. It is tragic and funny and depressing and inspiring."
"Marc Parent recounts his experiences during the four years he worked for New York City's Department of Emergency Children's Services. ECS was respon¬sible for children in all five boroughs of New York during nights and weekends when other social service agencies were closed. Just out of college, his job was to go anywhere in the city to respond to reports of trouble in which children might be involved, to assess the situation and report on it to a follow up agency, and to remove the children to emergency foster care if necessary. He tells these stories in readable, first person accounts, and we are involved right along with him. The situations aren't pretty they include sexual abuse, mental problems, and accidental death but they are extremely well written. When a child dies and Parent goes into a deep depres¬sion because he feels responsible, we suffer right along with him. The book ends on an inspirational note as he recalls a story told him by a nun who was his seventh grade teacher, a story that also gives the book its title. With a new outlook, and more understanding of his motivation, he is able to return to his job and be effective again. Parent points out that cases like these don't just happen in the big city, but are all around us."
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