Do you believe that the juvenile-justice system is broken? If so, what is its greatest flaw, and how might this flaw be addressed? If not, what do you think is the system’s greatest asset? Explain your answer using evidence from the text.

The four parts begin with epigraphs—poems or court opinions which preface the book’s sections. How do these epigraphs relate to and/or inform their respective sections? Do they relate to and/or inform each other? Justify your answer.

Of the various adults in the story—from the probation officers to the defense attorneys to the judges and prosecutors—who do you find to be the most relatable? Who do you find to be the least relatable? Explain your answer using evidence from the text.