Kindness for Weakness |
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| Author:
| Goodman, Shawn |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-55738-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.97 |
Book Description:
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In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?
A Tayshas Reading List Pick An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book "Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller." --Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie "A gripping story of a boy's climb to manhood on his own terms." --Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four "The reader will be...
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In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?
A Tayshas Reading List Pick
An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
"Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller." --Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
"A gripping story of a boy's climb to manhood on his own terms." --Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four
"The reader will be seized by [the boy's] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself." --Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun
"Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood." --Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses
"Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of James's powerful, honest, compelling narrative." --School Library Journal