Category Archives: Gangs

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Crown, 2020. 9781984829665 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Quan relates his road to a Youth Detention Center through … Continue reading →

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Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel – Jason Reynolds, with art by Danica Novgorodoff

Posted on November 25, 2020 by kyurenka

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel – Jason Reynolds, with art by Danica Novgorodoff, A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, (9781534444959), 2020  Format: Hardcover graphic novel Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Realistic fiction What did … Continue reading →

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Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall

Posted on November 10, 2020 by kyurenka

  Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 9781534460713, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Frankie Green’s senior year of high … Continue reading →

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Bloody Seoul by Sonia Patel

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Stephanie Tournas

Bloody Seoul by Sonia Patel. Cinco Puntos Press, 2019. 9781947627215 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? A satisfying story of a bad boy who makes good. … Continue reading →

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