{"product_id":"scorpions-paperback","title":"Scorpions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Dean Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they come of age in a complex and often frustrating society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePushed by a bully to fight and nagged by his principal, Jamal is having a difficult time staying in school. His home life is not much better, with his mother working her fingers to the bone to try to earn the money for an appeal for Jamal's jailed older brother, Randy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamal wants to do the right thing and help earn the money to free his brother by working, but he's afraid to go against the Scorpions. Jamal eventually pulls free of the gang's bad influence, but only through the narrowest of escapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Dean Myers, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, sensitively explores the loyalty and love between friends faced with hard choices. \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e is 25 years old, but the issues of poverty and violence make it a timeless powerful read--sadly as relevant as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special twenty-fifth anniversary edition contains the original \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e novel, plus an extra Q\u0026amp;A with \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Walter Dean Myers--including questions about juvenile detention facilities, gang life today, and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are a sneak peek at \u003cem\u003eKick\u003c\/em\u003e, by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman, and an excerpt from Myers's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eMonster.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with extra material to celebrate the 25th anniversary of \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone is getting on Jamal's case. The kids at school are bugging him, his teachers won't leave him alone, and the principal's always giving him a hard time. Even his mama yells at him, upset because Jamal's brother, Randy, is in jail. The only person he can count on now is his best friend, Tito.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Crazy Mack wants Jamal to take over as the Scorpions' leader and run crack. Jamal doesn't want anything to do with gang life, but he doesn't have a choice--it's the only way to get money for Randy's appeal. And as long as he's got Tito on his side, Jamal knows everything will be okay. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published in 1988, \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e blew readers away. It continues to do so today. This special 25th anniversary edition contains the original \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e story, plus an extra Q\u0026amp;A with \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Walter Dean Myers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\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 Scorpions\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753623486752,"sku":"9780064406239","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cc5d4d912b340926e74e2bcd601d059.webp?v=1780024201","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scorpions-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}