The Non-fiction Feature: The Teenage Brain by Frances Jensen
The Fiction Spot: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Product Spot: Metro parks
Author Archives: pithysummary
Metro parks
Parks are just the best. They’re right up there with libraries. Parks are good for teenagers, good for parents–good for anyone, really. Get outside, put your phone away, and take a walk.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A classic coming-of-age story, from introvert Charlie’s perspective, about the ebb and flow of high school.
The Teenage Brain
A clear look at how the teenage brain works, including its capabilities and pitfalls.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan think tank that does things like demographic research, surveys, media analysis, and other social science research.
Bulletin #56
The Non-fiction Feature: The Injustice of Place by Kathryn Edin, Luke Shaefer, and Timothy Nelson
The Poetry Spot: Affrilachia by Frank X. Walker
The Product Spot: Pew Research Center
Affrilachia
Walker is a Kentucky-based writer, and Affrilachia is a beautiful collection of poems; shedding light on Appalachian life is one thing, and Walker brings the focus closer on what it is like to be black–and often poor–in this historically fraught region.
The Injustice of Place
How the poorest places in the U.S.–rural communities–all share a history of resource extraction and human exploitation.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #53
The Non-fiction Feature: The Politics of Medicaid by Laura Katz Olson
The Memoir Spot: Cost of Living by Emily Maloney
The Product Spot: KFF – Medicaid 101
KFF – Medicaid 101
A recent and useful primer on Medicaid and its impact.