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23 Local Warehouse Children's Young Adult- Social Issue Fiction- Violence
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by Paul Volponi

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Publisher Comments:

From the acclaimed author of "Black and White" comes a new novel about an urban youth working to earn his GED and kick his drug habit. Trouble comes to a head one tragic night on a rooftop when his estranged cousin, who has shown up for rehab, is shot by the police.

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A readable narrative crackling with street slang, and complex personal and societal issues that teen readers will passionately engage. (Booklist, starred review)
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About the Author

Paul Volponi is a writer, journalist, and teacher living in New York City. From 1992 to 1998, he taught incarcerated adolescents on Rikers Island to read and write. This experience, in part, formed a basis for Black and White Mr. Volponi holds an MA in American Literature from the City College of New York and a BA in English from Baruch. He lives in New York City.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142408445
Author:
Volponi, Paul
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Subject:
Social Issues - Violence
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Situations / Violence
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Family
Subject:
New york (n.y.)
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
199
Dimensions:
824x621x63 50
Age Level:
13-17
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