Book excerpt: In the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, The Writing Movement at Bronx Hope began with a group of non-secure placement students. These students were equipped with Writers' Notebooks and they learned why it is important to write for the rest of their lives. All of the writings that are in this book were written by the students and staff members who participated in our writing sessions. This is the very first published anthology from Passages Academy- Bronx Hope.