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Jamal, who is pressured to become leader of the Scorpions
gang, worries about school, family, and the rough kids on the
street. When a fellow gang member gives him a gun, Jamal suddenly
gains a new level of respect from his enemies. A realistic look at
a boy who wants to do the right thing but gets caught up in the
culture of violence. A Newbery Honor selection.
内容简介
Lately everybody's messing with Jamal. His teachers, the kids
at school, even his dad. And now that Jamal's brother Randy's in
the slam, Crazy Mack has a crazy idea. He wants Jamal to take
control of the Scorpions and run crack.
All the gang jive--Jamal has no use for it. Unless, like some
say, it's the only way to cop the bread for Randy's appeal...
The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes
drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the
experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly
his relationship with his best friend.
作者简介
Walter Dean Myers is an award-winning writer of fiction,
nonfiction, and poetry for young people. He has received the
Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult
literature and is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King
Award. His many titles include Bad Boy: A Memoir; Monster, the 2000
Michael L. Printz Award winner and National Book Award Finalist;
and Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly, illustrated by Leonard
Jenkins. Walter Dean Myers lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.