Shackled : a tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away / Candy J. Cooper.
| Author/creator | Cooper, Candy J., 1955- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Added title page | $hackled |
| Portion of title | Tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away |
| Contents | Portal to calamity -- Just Greed -- Intolerance -- Four men and two buildings -- Kids for cash -- Kingdom of silence -- Divergence -- Villain or Victim -- Standing up -- Cracks -- Cat and mouse -- Terrible, horrible, no good -- Rage and sorrow -- Deal or no deal -- Depths of indifference -- Frisbee, yoga, spin -- Unimaginable brutality -- Harm reduction -- Branded. |
| Abstract | "Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek. |
| Audience | 1140 Lexile |
| Awards note | YALSA, Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist, 2025. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cooper, Candy J., 1955- Shackled First edition. New York : Calkins Creek, 2024 9781662620140 |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | True crime stories. |
| LCCN | 2023044554 |
| ISBN | 9781662620133 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1662620136 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781662620140 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1662620144 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 364.134 C7844S | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 364.134 C7844S | ✔ Available | Place Hold |