| The Barrio Kings Contributor(s): Kowalski, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 155469244X ISBN-13: 9781554692446 Publisher: Rapid Reads OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Urban |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009942225 |
| Lexile Measure: 310 |
| Series: Rapid Reads |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.7" W x 7.1" (0.20 lbs) 125 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 137160 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight. Now all he wants to do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past would just go away. When his pregnant girlfriend is hit in a drive-by shooting, Rosario has to make some hard choices. Revenge means a return to his old ways, something he swore he would never do. But unless he takes action, his enemies will not rest until they've settled the score against him. |
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. |