Save Them All contains true and shocking stories of underprivileged andtroubled kids living in the beautiful bay area of northern California. Thebook is written with empathy, irony, a touch of comedy and gives deepinsight into the lives of everyday kids, political issues, struggles facing ourpublic school teachers and the societal issues that bring on many of theseproblems.



Many of the stories contain disturbing accounts of the issues facing the dayto day lives of the "at risk" students and the struggles of a rookie teachercontending with the conflict between her desire to contribute and the realityof society's failures. Topics are suicide, street gangs, drug abuse, murder,racism, child abuse and neglect and the struggles that many everyday publicschool teachers are faced with.



This book is not a condemnation of our public schools but is meant to beinsight into the realities that politicians and society refuse to address. Thisbook is a must read if you care about kids, schools, the politics of educationand how to make a difference. Save Them All will shock and inspire, educateand entertain, laugh and cry and possibly influence the reader to implementchange. All names have been changed for privacy and confidentiality.



Wendy Green is a teacher and author and lives in the bay area with two ofher four children, two dogs and a cat. She enjoys music, especially Jazz, R&Band Classical, hiking, horses, dance, martial arts and gardening. She lovesteaching and writing books that educate and entertain. Wendy graduatedfrom Cal State East Bay with three teaching credentials and a Master's ofScience in education.



Wendy has taught in the bay area of California for over 15 years. She worked for over ten years with troubled teens, kids in street gangs and kids who are abused and neglected. For the last three years she has been teaching physical education to elementary students and enjoys sharing fitness and health with her students.