Author and child psychiatrist Robert Coles looks at the lives of eight American children who struggle to make sense of an all too turbulent world. Each child must draw upon inner resources to come to terms with difficult issues, including deteriorating families, AIDS, racism, poverty, violence and r

Author and child psychiatrist Robert Coles looks at the lives of eight American children who struggle to make sense of an all too turbulent world. Each child must draw upon inner resources to come to terms with difficult issues, including deteriorating families, AIDS, racism, poverty, violence and riots.