| Down Contributor(s): McClintock, Norah (Author) |
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ISBN: 155143766X ISBN-13: 9781551437668 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: Remy has just been released from juvenile detention and is back in his old neighborhood. He went away because he severely assaulted a guy who insulted his girlfriend--Asia. As a white boy dating an immigrant, Remy has had to take a lot of the inbred racism that exists in the inner-city--from strangers, his family and even the police. When the white kids and the "outsiders" start scrapping over the local basketball court, Remy is caught between sticking up for his friends and siding with Asia, who is now seeing Marcus--the leader of the other group. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Series: Orca Soundings (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 4.25" W x 7" (0.22 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 118308 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Remy has just been released from juvenile detention and is back in his old neighborhood. He went away because he severely assaulted a guy who insulted his girlfriend--Asia. As a white boy dating an immigrant, Remy has had to take a lot of the inbred racism that exists in the inner-city--from strangers, his family and even the police. When the white kids and the outsiders start scrapping over the local basketball court, Remy is caught between sticking up for his friends and siding with Asia, who is now seeing Marcus--the leader of the other group. |
Contributor Bio(s): McClintock, Norah: - Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series. |