Thought provoking poetry and writing straight from the hearts of New Orleans youth. Hear about their struggles and their successes in topics regarding mental health, sexuality, community, crime, and high expectations. Read these works that students have poured their souls into including a letter to New Orleans itself, one author's struggle to come out at school, and a girl who just wants parents to really talk to their children.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Written by New Orleans Youth, edited by the talented 826 New Orleans Youth Writers' Council, and featuring a powerful foreword by Edward Buckles.”