“You have been taught a lie. That lie says we live in a society that loves children. But children are some of the most at risk, coerced, and oppressed people on the planet. We are one of the most forgotten marginalised groups as so many mock our liberation. Most adults will not talk about this with the nuance, perspective, and experience that is needed – whether because they just don’t know, don’t care, or want to protect their privilege. So, I – a radical, abolitionist, writer, liberator, DELINQUENT teenager – will write out the words and thoughts that I believe have been missing from the minds of so many of us.” 
 
— INNOCENCE & CORRUPTION: An abolitionist understanding of youth oppression by Aiyana Goodfellow
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INNOCENCE & CORRUPTION by Aiyana Goodfellow is a unique political take on the social position of children – written by a teenager. In the history of all liberation movements, success is found in the elevation of the voices of the underclass in question. The experiences of youth are perhaps one of the last plights to be heard and this book is one of the first to explore it from the perspective of a young person.