What Happened to Johnnie Jordan? : The Story of a Child Turning Violent

Toth, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0684855585 / ISBN 13: 9780684855585

Published by The Free Press, New York, 2002

About this Item

306 p. Select Bibliography. From the acclaimed journalist and author of "Mole People" and "Orphans of the Living" comes a riveting narrative of youth violence in America--the story of a child welfare system so corrupted, confused, and overwhelmed that many children entrusted to its care receive none at all. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some edge wear and minor soiling. Seller Inventory # 63416

Bibliographic Details

Title: What Happened to Johnnie Jordan? : The Story...

Publisher: The Free Press, New York

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].

About this title

Synopsis:

A tale of youth violence in America and the juvenile justice system's inability to stop it focuses on Johnnie Jordan, a fourteen-year-old boy who murdered his elderly foster mother, one of the few people in his life who actually cared about him.

About the Author:

Jennifer Toth graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and went on to receive a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She has written pieces for the Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, and Business Week, and she is the author of The Mole People and Orphans of the Living. She lives in Maryland.