I love books I can get involved in, that keep me on the edge of my seat. The oldest of eight children, he didn't have a happy childhood. But he managed to go to high school and then put himself through vocational school to become an automotive mechanic and work with Georgia Power for 26 years. He could have dropped out of school, but he persevered. I admire people who overcome adversity to do something for themselves.
Kids have such problems with their own violent behavior.
And, it's not always the parents' fault. Children have no concept of death. They see people on television get killed one day. Then they watch another show the next day, and all the 'dead' characters are back and alive again. It's like they never died.