Life in the Ghetto

I thought that this book was very good. I actually felt her feelings when I was reading this book! But I can,t imagine a 13 year old girl living in the ghetto. I think she is very brave for surviving the ages of 16 mths.-13 years old in the ghetto. I was really inspired by this book it tells you that life isn't always easy, and that is very true. Especially in her case.

I shared this book with my class of emotionally disturbed students, half of whom once lived in "ghetto" neighborhoods in cities such as Los Angeles and New Orleans. They felt that Anika's story reflected much of their personal experiences regarding drugs, drunks, prostitution and violence. They hope she finally got out of the ghetto. I looked her up and her last known address was in Palmetto, Florida on 72nd Street. I hope that's a much nicer neighborhood than the Philly ghetto where she was imprisoned at the tender age of 13, over ten years ago. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Anika has published another book. My class would be interested in the sequel.

I think this story was very powerful in the sense that this 13 year old girl lived in the poverty of Pittsburgh, and she had the strength to go on. I try to understand what she was going through, and hopefully her life improved.

This book was very good. It is about a girl telling her story about her lfe in poverty and in a poor neighborhood. She is a great girl on the honor role, but the kids there are not so nice. This book will put a big effect on you and will make you think about how lucky you are. It is amazing how a young girl (infact the YOUNG girl wrote this book) can live in such conditions and still considers herself lucky!