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All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated Paperback – August 1, 2007

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A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. “An urgent invitation to care for all children as our own.” ―Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random Family

In this “moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families”, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children―over two million of them―torn apart by our current incarceration policy (Parents’ Press). Described as “meticulously reported and sensitively written” by Salon, the book is “brimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for change” (Orlando Sentinel).

Our Weekly Los Angeles calls it “a must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers.”

“In terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness, All Alone in the World deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozol’s Savage Inequalities, Alex Kotlowitz’s There Are No Children Here and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s Random Family. But to praise the book’s considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers.” ―San Francisco Chronicle

“Well researched and smoothly written, Bernstein’s book pumps up awareness of the problems, provides a checklist for what needs to be done and also cites organizations like the Osborne Society that provide parenting and literacy classes, counseling and support. The message is clear: taking family connections into account ‘holds particular promise for restoring a social fabric rent by both crime and punishment.’” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

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5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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"An urgent invitation to care for all children as our own."
―Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Author of Random Family

"In terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness, All Alone in the World deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities, Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family. But to praise the book's considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers."
―San Francisco Chronicle

"Serious, moving, and well organized … this book could help galvanize a national will to tackle such problems."
―Library Journal, Starred Review

"Well researched and smoothly written. Bernstein's book pumps up awareness of the problems [and] provides a checklist for what needs to be done."
―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"This is the book we children of prisoners have been waiting for."
―Chesa Boudin

About the Author

Nell Bernstein is an award-winning journalist and former Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute of New York whose articles have appeared in Newsday, Salon, Mother Jones, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She lives outside of Berkeley, California.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The New Press (August 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1595581855
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595581853
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Nell Bernstein's All Alone in the World was a Newsweek "Book of the Week." Her latest book, Burning Down The House, is available now.
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I.M. Earnest

A Wake-Up Call

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 23, 2006

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We have failed to measure the true cost of our policy of incarcerating offenders and Nell Bernstein describes the costs that we have yet to pay. The damage done to a whole generation of young people who have grown up without their incarcerated parents are coming of age, and we need to recognize and address the problems that the punishment policy has caused.

Ms. Bernstein has introduced us to these children and the sadness that they will carry for the rest of their lives. She makes us care. She has also given us a well researched review of the system and the problems that have been created by society as well as making suggestions on how to prevent or diminish the damage that we are doing.

A must read for anyone who cares about the health of our society.

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Christopher Tanner

It was my honor to have read this book. ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2014

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It was my honor to have read this book. Somehow she captures perfectly the trauma of a young child left in the wake of her parent's arrest and subsequent incarceration. You cannot read this book without a heavy pang in your heart for these children, but beyond that she is able to make you feel for the convicts when upon their release they are left stifled by an incredible lack of options.

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DMI

Very moving and informative book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2012

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This book was very well written. It is amazing how dysfunctional our system is when it comes to taking care of our children. This book is very informative and folks that work with children whose parents are incarcerated, or folks that work in law enforcement would benefit from reading this. I read this book for a graduate class at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and I also work in the field.

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Naeema

A must read especially if you are interested in working with children!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 8, 2011

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I read this book for my Sociology of Childhood class. I loved it! It actually helped me to decide what demographic I wanted to work with for graduate school and my career overall. It is hard to put this book down. It is easily organized and contains such intimate accounts of those who experienced the a parent or parents who were incarcerated.

I would highly recommend this book!

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Ari Kohn

"All Alone in the World"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2007

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Important, compelling, and sad book about the millions of children who have parents in prisons ("A six-year-old crouches behind his bed as armed strangers ransack his home, breaking through floorboards and throwing his parents to the ground. Downstairs, two police cars wait: one for his parents, one for him...."). Nell Bernstein and Soros Foundation deserve our thanks, and these children deserve our support. Ari Kohn

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Brittany Porter

I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 8, 2015

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This book changed my life as a social worker. I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone.

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