Book Summary and Reviews of Ghettoside by Jill Leovy

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"Starred Review. Readers may come for Leovy's detective story; they will stay for her lucid social critique. " - Publishers Weekly

"A sobering and informative look at the realities of criminality in the inner city." - Kirkus

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