In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?
A Tayshas Reading List Pick
An ย ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
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โShawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller.โ โJordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
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โA gripping story of a boyโs climb to manhood on his own terms.โ โPaul Volponi, author of The Final Four
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โThe reader will be seized by [the boyโs] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself.โ โTodd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun
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โKindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood.โ โPaul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses
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โGripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of Jamesโs powerful, honest, compelling narrative.โ โSchool Library Journal