{"product_id":"abandoned-americas-lost-youth-and-the-crisis-of-disconnection-hardcover","title":"Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply affecting exposé of America's hidden crisis of disconnected youth, in the tradition of Matthew Desmond and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the majority of young adults today, the transition to independence is a time of excitement and possibility. But 4.5 million young people--or a stunning 11.5 percent of youth aged sixteen to twenty-four--experience entry into adulthood as abrupt abandonment, a time of disconnection from school, work, and family. For this growing population of Americans, which includes kids aging out of foster care and those entangled with the justice system, life screeches to a halt when adulthood arrives. \u003cem\u003eAbandoned\u003c\/em\u003e is the first-ever exploration of this tale of dead ends and broken dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Anne Kim skillfully weaves heart-rending stories of young people navigating early adulthood alone, in communities where poverty is endemic and opportunities almost nonexistent. She then describes a growing awareness--including new research from the field of adolescent brain science--that emerging adulthood is just as crucial a developmental period as early childhood, and she profiles an array of unheralded programs that provide young people with the supports they need to achieve self-sufficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA major work of deeply reported narrative nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eAbandoned\u003c\/em\u003e joins the small shelf of books that change the way we see our society and point to a different path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne Kim\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, lawyer, and public policy expert with a long career in Washington, DC-based think tanks working in and around Capitol Hill. She is also a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, where she was a senior writer. Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGoverning\u003c\/em\u003e, TheAtlantic.com, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/em\u003e, and numerous other publications. She lives in northern Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770616938784,"sku":"9781620975008","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b42ec2464bcf4a631e4288e8385bf2d2.webp?v=1780375337","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/abandoned-americas-lost-youth-and-the-crisis-of-disconnection-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}