The author draws on his own experience as a troubled, fatherless youth who was removed from his alcoholic mother and experienced a dozen failed cour-ordered placements in foster care and institutional settings. Today, this former troubled youth holds a doctorate and is an expert on resilient youth. Dr. Seita reflects on the process of reclaiming adult-wary, rebellious youth and provides a blueprint for success with these challenging young people. He writes this book with co-authors from Starr Commonwealth, the treatment program where John turned his life around. To those who propose that troubled youth should be discarded through policies of zero tolerance and harsh punishment, Seita's book speaks with pround moral authority. This book will be equally meaningful to any professional and lay readers who are open to the message that even our most troubled youth can be redeemed.