{"product_id":"fist-stick-knife-gun-a-personal-history-of-violence-paperback","title":"Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Canada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamar Nicholas\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before President Barack Obama praised his work as \"an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children,\" and First Lady Michelle Obama called him \"one of my heroes,\" Geoffrey Canada was a small and scared boy growing up in the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where \"sidewalk boys\" learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, knife, and, finally, gun. In a stunning pairing, acclaimed comics creator Jamar Nicholas presents Canada's raw and riveting account, one of the most authentic and important true stories of urban violence ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Canada\u003c\/b\u003e is the president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, a nonprofit, community-based organization deemed \"one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Jonathan Kozol called him \"one of the few authentic heroes of New York and one of the best friends children have, or ever will have, in our nation,\" and Oprah Winfrey simply refers to him as \"an angel from God.\" Canada is featured in Davis Guggenheim's documentary \u003ci\u003eWaiting for \"Superman\"\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamar Nicholas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Philadelphia-based artist and educator who has dedicated his career to empowering young people. Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson said about his work: \"Nicholas has his pen on the pulse of everything worth watching.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757674922272,"sku":"9780807044490","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8480f22ead82b70de9ebd86584c907ef.webp?v=1780108586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fist-stick-knife-gun-a-personal-history-of-violence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}