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Young Offender
'A memoir to shine a light in the darkest of nights . . . a story of redemption' – journalist Tony Parsons. Michael Maisey was excited the day he was locked up in the notorious Feltham Young Offenders Institute. He was going to be a legend to all his mates. The sixteen year old was in for attempted murder. He was innocent of this particular crime but amongst the violent and dangerous young men on his wing he was about to learn exactly how far he’d go to survive. In Young Offender we see what turned a good kid into a wanted criminal. Abused by his uncle, bullied at school, at the age of twelve he found the safety he craved in the ranks of a local gang in West London. He graduated from sho...
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Young Offender
The day he entered the notorious Feltham Young Offenders Institute, Michael Maisey was excited. In Young Offender we see what turned a good kid into a wanted criminal. Abused by his uncle, bullied at school, at the age of 12 he found safety in the ranks of a local gang in West London. Honest and inspiring, this is a powerful story of redemption.
The Young Molly Maguires: Young Passages in the Days of the Robber Barons
A story of youth in the time of the Molly Maguires and the 1870s ferocious labor struggles in coal mining. The Mollies were a secret society of immigrant Irish mine workers who struck back at the railroad 'robber barons, ' owners of the coal mines, and their brutal labor practices. It is the story of the lives of a few boys and a girl, sons and a daughter of Molly families, bonded together in loyalty and love. They embrace difficult coming-of-age challenges, while also struggling against steep odds to help their families avert a tragedy closing in on them.
Greasy the Robber
"By the time he turned sixteen, Greasy was taking a lively part in the robberies and plunderings of the band. Because of his bravery, cleverness, and capability, he soon became the helper of the leader. "Their work terrorized the inhabitants in a circumference of seventy-five miles. The deep woods made it possible for the robbers to carry on their work without being disturbed. It seemed as though nobody could find and put a halt to their activities. They robbed everybody who fell into their hands and not seldom committed murder. "But everything has its own time..." This true story from the lands of Imperial Russia displays what the written word can accomplish--when it is God's own word brought to life in a criminal before your eyes in the pages of this book. A newly-illustrated edition that includes a glossary with pronunciations of names and places
