PART I HOW i see it
Now This Baby (Stephie)
2(2)
What's Right? (Jason)
4(2)
I Found a Place (Keesha)
6(2)
How I See It (Dontay)
8(2)
Some Little Thing (Carmen)
10(2)
That One Word (Harris)
12(2)
My Choice (Katie)
14(4)
PART II WHite walLs
I Hate to Be the One (Stephie)
18(2)
Surprised to Hear Myself (Jason)
20(2)
Questions About Joe (Keesha)
22(2)
I Can Do It (Dontay)
24(2)
White Walls (Carmen)
26(2)
I Look Around and Wonder (Harris)
28(2)
House of Cards (Katie)
30(5)
PART III ON tHeir OWN
I Know the Value (Joe)
35(1)
On Her Own (Stephie's Mother)
36(1)
You Dream About a Kid Like This (Coach Harden)
37(1)
It Would Be Good for Him (Dontay's Caseworker)
38(1)
Lord, Give Me Strength (Carmen's Grandmother)
39(1)
Can't Risk Taking Any Action (Assistant Principal)
40(1)
Not Much I Can Do (Katie's English Teacher)
41(3)
PART IV tHe deep end
Across Whatever Secret (Stephie)
44(2)
Home Court (Jason)
46(2)
The River (Keesha)
48(2)
Low-key, Keepin' Quiet (Dontay)
50(2)
My Inside Self (Carmen)
52(2)
I Don't Call This Stealing (Harris)
54(2)
The Deep End (Katie)
56(4)
PART V We pass each otHer
We Pass Each Other (Stephie)
60(2)
Making Sure (Jason)
62(2)
Burning (Keesha)
64(2)
Runnin' Outta Couches (Dontay)
66(2)
Sometimes I Wonder (Carmen)
68(2)
Do Not Leave Children Unattended (Harris)
70(2)
We Can Both See (Katie)
72(5)
PART VI keeSHa's HOuse
Keesha's House (Joe)
77(1)
Same Old Story (Dontay's Father)
78(1)
He's Got a Place (Dontay's Foster Father)
79(1)
Who'd Be Hurt? (Judge Davison)
80(1)
She's Doing Okay (Keesha's Father)
81(1)
Where's Harris? (Harris's Mother)
82(1)
Skating Off Alone (Katie's Mother)
83(3)
PART VII fiNdiNG HeaRtBeats
Keesha's Brother (Stephie)
86(2)
Invisible Shield (Jason)
88(2)
A Good Person (Keesha)
90(2)
Ready to Try Again (Dontay)
92(2)
A Long, Hard Talk (Carmen)
94(2)
Light Through the Window (Harris)
96(2)
Finding Heartbeats (Katie)
98(5)
PART VIII paiNt aNd paiNtBRuSH
The Wide Blue Door (Stephie)
103(1)
Is It Fair? (Jason)
104(1)
Shifting Gears (Keesha)
105(1)
Three Months (Dontay)
106(1)
One Step Higher (Carmen)
107(1)
Up to Us (Harris)
108(1)
Paint and Paintbrush (Katie)
109(4)
Notes on the forms 113(2)
acknowledgments 115