There have been a number of recent accounts of young people who were sent to schools for so-called “troubled” kids. “The Home for Wayward Girls” by debut novelist Marcia Bradley takes an inside-out approach to the concept by following a young woman named Loretta, who calls one of these facilities home because it’s at the ranch where she lives with her parents, who also run it.
Related posts
-
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz honored as he prepares to leave office
After 12 years as mayor and four before that as a trustee, Steve Lentz’s time as... -
Resident suffers serious burns after cooking mishap in Algonquin garage
An Algonquin man suffered serious burns in a cooking-related mishap inside a garage on the 0-100... -
Rolling Meadows police sergeant on leave after arrest in road rage shooting
A Rolling Meadows police sergeant is on unpaid leave after being charged in connection with a...