| Something Noble Contributor(s): Kowalski, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459800133 ISBN-13: 9781459800137 Publisher: Rapid Reads OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Medical - Fiction | Urban |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011943697 |
| Lexile Measure: 450 |
| Series: Rapid Reads |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.7" W x 7.2" (0.30 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 150847 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Linda is a young, hardworking single mom struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck. When she learns that her son Dre needs a kidney transplant, her family's already precarious financial situation takes a turn for the worst. Then she discovers that the only one who can help Dre is his half-brother LeVon, a drug-dealing gangbanger who thinks only of himself. Somehow Linda must get through to LeVon in order to save her son. Though she is deathly afraid of LeVon and the world he lives in, Linda knows she must conquer her fear and meet him on his own turf if she is to have any hope of success. Linda is finally able to teach LeVon the value of doing something noble with his life. And to her surprise, she learns she has room in her heart for one more kid, a boy from the streets who never had a chance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kowalski, William: - William Kowalski is the author of the international bestseller Eddie's Bastard, winner of South Africa's Ama-Boeke Award, and, more recently, The Hundred Hearts, winner of the 2014 Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. His work has been translated into fifteen languages. Four of the titles William wrote for the Rapids Reads series have been nominated for the Ontario Library Association's Golden Oak Award. He lives with his family in Nova Scotia. For more information, visit www.williamkowalski.com. |