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Kick by Ross Workman and Walter Dean Myers (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062004913
ISBN-139780062004918
eBay Product ID (ePID)111120651
Product Key Features
Book TitleKick
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicLaw & Crime, Sports & Recreation / Soccer, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, People & Places / United States / General
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorRoss Workman, Walter Dean Myers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
ReviewsPraise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers:"Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers will leave readers with plenty to think about.", Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives--Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope., Praise for Lockdown: A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliché., 'Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives?Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope.' (New York Times), Praise for Lockdown:?Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right.' (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)), Praise for Lockdown: Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right., Praise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers will leave readers with plenty to think about., Praise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Rich, nuanced., Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives—Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope., Praise for Lockdown: "A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliché.", Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives-Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope., Praise for Lockdown:"A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliché.", "Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives--Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope." -- New York Times Praise for Lockdown: "A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliché." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Praise for Lockdown: "Masterful." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Lockdown: "Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Praise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: "Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers will leave readers with plenty to think about." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: "Rich, nuanced." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for Game: "Expertly realized." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Praise for Lockdown:"Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right."
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisFor the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman. Kevin Johnson is a great kid and skilled soccer player. With attitude. Then he ends up in jail. Sergeant Brown is a tough cop and Kevin's mentor. With attitude. If Kevin and Brown can learn to trust each other, they might be able to turn things around. Before it's too late., All soccer player Kevin cares about is winning the State Cup. Until the night he ends up in jail. Sergeant Brown is the cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor. If they can learn to trust each other, maybe Kevin's one mistake won't land him in juvie.
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