Robinson (education, National-Louis U.) discusses the in-school and out-of-school experiences of three young women who dropped out as adolescents and became prostitutes. She writes particularly with attention to feminist theory; curriculum studies; and race, class, and gender studies. She sets the scene for the case studies with an examination of the conditions that compelled these and similarly marginalized young women to fail or reject the education system. The following section comprises the stories of the three women, prefaced by the first hand account of a street cop. The stories consist partly of the women's own words and partly of explanation and analysis by the author. The concluding chapters offer curricular designs to address the educational needs of dropouts and potential dropouts, and explore the effects of the non-school histories of the women on their experiences and relationships to school. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)