| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
ix, 181 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
Codes of conduct -- The jacket -- My new friend -- Union Avenue -- "Program busters" -- P.S. 99 -- Conditioning -- Shamming -- Test questions -- Having heart -- A matter of time -- America's secret war -- The drug trade -- "Rep" -- Self-defense -- Confrontations -- The best way we know how -- Free-fire zones -- The sit down -- Targeting children -- Broken strategies -- Beacon schools -- The community concept -- One shot -- Peacemakers -- A new mission -- The call -- Hope in heroes. |
| Indexed In: |
Wilson's Senior High School, October 1996 |
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Wilson's Public Library, May 1996 |
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Library Journal Starred, May 1995 |
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Booklist starred |
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Publisher's Weekly |
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Booklist, November 1995 |
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New York Times |
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Kirkus Review, April 1995 |
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Reference and Research Book News, November 1995 |
| Summary |
A personal account of inner-city violence and its effect on children. |
| Audience |
Adult Follett School Solutions. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.2 10.0 71293. 9 |
| Subject |
Children and violence.
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Violence in children.
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Children -- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
9780807044612 |
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