Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Courtesy of the Pulitzer Prizes
Strider carries a flower for his grandmother Lanette.
Living in Maine with his grandparents, Larry and Lanette, Strider, 6, suffered severe physical abuse from his mother's boyfriend at the mere age of two.
Poverty-stricken, Larry and Lanette were evicted from their home when photographer Jessica Rinaldi began documenting their story for The Boston Globe.
During the summer, the family lived in various campsites out of their cluttered mobile home. The series was nominated by The Boston Globe's editor Brian McGrory.
"In the chaos and deprivation, Wolf had a simple and abiding wish: to be loved," wrote McGrory in his entry cover letter.
Ahead, the moving series and The Boston Globe's original reporting courtesy of the Pulitzer Prizes.