Just Another Hero Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416907009 ISBN-13: 9781416907008 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Draper delivers the shocking conclusion to her Coretta Scott King Honor-winning series that includes "The Battle of Jericho" and "November Blues." When Jack arrives at school wielding an AK-47, there are only seconds to stop a tragedy. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Young Adult Fiction | School & Education - General - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - African American |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008030961 |
Lexile Measure: 660 |
Series: Jericho Trilogy |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 132194 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jericho, November, Arielle, and their friends must step up big time to prevent a deadly school tragedy in this harrowing conclusion to Sharon M. Draper's Jericho Trilogy. Arielle Gresham, disliked and mistrusted by most of the students at her school, has a secret past, an unbelievably complicated present, and a shaky future. But no one knows or cares because she has managed to alienate anyone who could help her. She tries to cope with problems at school, but difficulties at home almost break her spirit. Then, as the school tries to deal with an outbreak of false fire alarms and a series of thefts, and Arielle discovers that one classmate is addicted to prescription drugs and another is a victim on vicious online bullying. Outward appearances are seldom what they seem to be--everyone is dealing with something, it's all a matter of how you deal with it, Arielle is figuring out. But one kid can't, and as he starts to crack, could he take the school tumbling down with him? A hero is needed. But what makes a hero? |
Contributor Bio(s): Draper, Sharon M.: - Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com. |