The story of Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, two brothers growing up in a Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985. The family faces numerous challenges, including a mother, an often absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. The narrative vividly depicts the harsh realities of life in an impoverished housing project plagued by drug gangs and frequent violence.
There Are No Children Here
The story of two brothers, Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, who grew up in the Chicago ghetto, is a powerful and devastating tale.
