The first edition of Tally's Corner, a sociological classic selling more than one million copies, was the first compelling response to the culture of poverty th

"One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."—Jonathan Kozol.

This paperback edition of A Place on the Corner marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elijah Anderson's sociological classic, a study of street corner life at a

Tally is a curious little turtle with a talent for getting into trouble. Her best friend Ara is a wise and strong lobster. The most dangerous part of the ocean