| The Mouse Rap Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064403564 ISBN-13: 9780064403566 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: "It's summertime in Harlem, and The Mouse (as he calls himself) and his friends look beyond dance contests and basketball for diversion. The rumor of a huge cash stash in an abandoned building in Harlem left by gangster Tiger Moran in 1930 offers possibilities. . . . Eachapter begins with a rap by Mouse. . . . Myers deftly paints a humor-laced picture of Harlem".--ALA Booklist starred review. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 89035419 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.15" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5278 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You can call me Mouse, 'cause that's my tag I'm into it all, everything's my bag my ace is Styx, he'll always do Add Bev and Sheri, and you got my crew ...and a crew it is For fourteen-year-old Mouse, this summer is anything but boring. His father, who checked out from the family eight years ago, is now trying to make a comeback as a dad. Beverly, a new girl from California, seems to like locking lips with the Mouse--but she seems to like other guys, as well. Sheri is trying to persuade the gang to join a dance contest. And there's a rumor that a lot of money--the loot from a '30's bank heist, to be exact--is hidden somewhere in an abandoned Harlem building, and you know the Mouse is determined to get a piece of that action. It's summer in Harlem, and The Mouse (as he calls himself) and his friends look beyond dance contests and basketball for diversion.The rumor of a huge cash stash in an abandoned building left by a 1930s] gangster offers possibilities. . . . Tightly integrated subplots strengthen an already well-crafted novel. Myers deftly paints a humor-laced picture of Harlem in sparkling prose, with characters that have universal appeal. --BL. 1991 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) |
Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. |