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by Walter Dean Myers

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< P> < B> < CENTER> Bad Trouble< /CENTER> < /B> < /P> < P> 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. < /P> < P> 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...< /P> < P> 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. < /P> < P> < awards> 1989 Newbery Honor Book< br> Notable Children's Books of 1988 (ALA)< br> 1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)< br> 1989 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)< br> The USA Through Children's Books 1990 (ALA)< br> Young Adult Choices for 1990 (IRA)< br> 1989 Judy Lopez Children's Books Award, Honorable Mention< br> Children's Books of 1988 (Library of Congress)< br> 1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)< /awards>

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Bad Trouble

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.

1989 Newbery Honor Book

Notable Children's Books of 1988 (ALA)

1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)

1989 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)

The USA Through Children's Books 1990 (ALA)

Young Adult Choices for 1990 (IRA)

1989 Judy Lopez Children's Books Award, Honorable Mention

Children's Books of 1988 (Library of Congress)

1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

Synopsis:

Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers (Brown Angels; The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner) tells the story of 12-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 friendship with his best friend.

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About the Author

Walter Dean Myers is the renowned author of Autobiography of my Dead Brother; Shooter,a Children's Book Sense Summer Pick; Monster, the first winner of the Michael L. Printz Award; The Dream Bearer; Handbook for Boys: A Novel; Bad Boy: A Memoir;and the Newbery Honor Books Scorpionsand Somewhere in the Darkness. He wrote The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam,illustrated by Ann Grifalconi; I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jrand Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly, both illustrated by Leonard Jenkins; and the Caldecott Honor Book Harlemand Blues Journey, both illustrated by Christopher Myers. He makes frequent appearances with the National Basketball Association's "Read to Achieve" program. Mr. Myers lives with his family in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064406239
Author:
Myers, Walter Dean
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Author:
by Walter Dean Myers
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Adolescence
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Ethnic - African American
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Violence
Subject:
Gangs
Subject:
Harlem (new york, n.y.)
Subject:
Social Situations - Peer Pressure
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Harlem, new york (city)
Subject:
Harlem
Subject:
People & Places - United States - African-American
Subject:
Social Issues - Violence
Subject:
Social Issues - Peer Pressure
Subject:
Situations / Peer Pressure
Subject:
Situations / Violence
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
1st HarperTrophy ed.
Series Volume:
1177-3
Publication Date:
January 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.66x5.15x.54 in. .33 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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