Life in prison

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Cottman Becnel has been interviewing Stanley Williams since 1993 and has collaborated with him on his numerous anti-gang education projects. She lives in northern California.Stanley "Tookie" Williams was on death row at San Quentin State Prison from 1991 until his execution by lethal injection in December, 2005. Klappentext Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and challenged young people to choose the right path. Selected for the Young Adult Library Services Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Cottman Becnel, Chronicle Books, s becnel Williams, Stanley Williams, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Stanley T. Becnel Williams, Stanley Tookie Williams
• Assisted by: D. Stevens (Illustration)
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2001
• EAN: 9781587170942
• ISBN: 978-1-58717-094-2
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 7 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies