There Are No Children Here
by Alex Kotlowitzliterary work· published 1992
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America is a 1992 biography by Alex Kotlowitz that describes the experiences of two brothers growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. It won the Carl Sandburg award. The Rivers brothers, like many in the Henry Horner Homes, live with their mother, LaJoe. The boys' father, Paul, drifts in and out of the apartment; however, his income mostly supports his drug habit and alcoholism. Together, they have eight children, their first being born when LaJoe was 14. LaShawn, the oldest, who financially supports her drug addiction with prostitution. Paul, (named after his father) the oldest boy, also called Weasel. Terence, Lafeyette and Pharoah's favorite brother.
Adaptations (1)
There Are No Children Here was adapted into a 1993 television film.
There Are No Children Here1993 · television film · 120 min · dir. Anita W. Addison · IMDb ↗IMDb6.7The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.
