Scorpions

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ISBN: 9780064470667
Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Binding: Paperback
Fiction/ Nonfiction: Fiction
Subject: Social Studies
Annotation: The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence. Pushed by a bully to fight and nagged by his principal, Jamal is having a difficult time staying in school. His home life is not much better, with his mother working her fingers to the bone to try to earn the money for an appeal for Jamal's jailed older brother, Randy. Jamal wants to do the right thing and help earn the money to free his brother by working, but he's afraid to go against the Scorpions. Jamal eventually pulls free of the gang's bad influence, but only through the narrowest of escapes.
Grade Level: 6-8
Reading Level: Z
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Number of Pages: 240
Interest Level: Grades 6+
AR/ATOS Level Range: 3.5-3.9
Publish Year: 2013