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Bang! And people bleed from everywhere, and blood is redder than you think.
And little kids look funny in caskets. That's 'cause they ain't meant to be in one, I guess.

Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go through in a lifetime. His family is still reeling from the tragic shooting death of his little brother, Jason, each person coping with grief in his or her own way. Mann's mother has stopped eating and is obsessed with preserving Jason's memory, while his father is certain that presenting a hard edge is the only way to keep his remaining son from becoming a statistic. Mann used to paint and ride horseback, but now he's doing everything he can to escape his emotions: getting involved in fights at school, joyriding at midnight, and much worse. His father, at his wit's end, does the only thing he thinks will teach his son how to be a man: he abandons him and his friend Kee-Lee in the woods, leaving them to navigate their way home, alone. 

 Now Mann, struggling to find his way back to civilization, must also reconcile himself to the realities of a world that has stolen his little brother, and that isn't even sure it still wants Mann in it. One wrong turn and it could all be over for him, too. Bang.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:55:28 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 12:38:39 -0800 2008 Bang! to inform her audience about the hardships of growing up in a ghetto neighborhood, and experiencing death at an early age. Mann Adler was only 11 years old when his younger brother Jason was fatally shot by a gang banger for no apparent reason. The effect that the murder ...more...]]> 59899080 2362388 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 5 1 false Tue Jun 16 10:42:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 12:14:39 -0700 2009 Dear sharon G. flake,
there is a lot of stuff i really liked about your book.One thing i really liked about your book is how realistic you made your book seem.To me i felt like i was watching a movie when i first read your boo...more...]]> 75003357 2795117 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 4 0 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 06:20:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:35:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63992874 2485016 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 4 0 false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 11:09:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:43:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48374217 2028019 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 5 0 false Thu Mar 05 18:46:32 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:23:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73563130 314550 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 1 0 false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:24:15 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 10:24:36 -0700 2009 Alfred Tatum describes this as...more...]]> 8531724 592637 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 4 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 14:27:13 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 17:13:22 -0700 2007 45495483 1872084 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 5 0 false Thu Feb 05 14:58:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:09:38 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 50602826 2028809 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 0 0 false Fri Mar 27 07:38:24 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:45:18 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 37028592 1530398 882312 078684955X 9780786849550 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255743529m/882312.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255743529s/882312.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/882312.Bang_ 4.06 210 Guns really sound like that, you know.
Bang! And people bleed from everywhere, and blood is redder than you think.
And little kids look funny in caskets. That's 'cause they ain't meant to be in one, I guess.

Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go through in a lifetime. His family is still reeling from the tragic shooting death of his little brother, Jason, each person coping with grief in his or her own way. Mann's mother has stopped eating and is obsessed with preserving Jason's memory, while his father is certain that presenting a hard edge is the only way to keep his remaining son from becoming a statistic. Mann used to paint and ride horseback, but now he's doing everything he can to escape his emotions: getting involved in fights at school, joyriding at midnight, and much worse. His father, at his wit's end, does the only thing he thinks will teach his son how to be a man: he abandons him and his friend Kee-Lee in the woods, leaving them to navigate their way home, alone. 

 Now Mann, struggling to find his way back to civilization, must also reconcile himself to the realities of a world that has stolen his little brother, and that isn't even sure it still wants Mann in it. One wrong turn and it could all be over for him, too. Bang.]]> 2005 5 0 false Thu Nov 06 08:09:34 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 08:33:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 37028546 1530398 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 5 0 false Thu Nov 06 08:08:40 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 08:39:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 32778331 805272 2207262 0739331248 9780739331248 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2207262.Bang_ 3.00 1 More and more, Mann escapes reality through painting and horseback riding, but eventually turns to fighting, cheap thrills, and much worse. In a last-ditch effort, Mann’s father does the one thing he thinks will teach his son how to survive. Drawing from an ancient African tradition, he abandons Mann and Kee-lee in the woods, leaving them to navigate their way home, alone.
What seems like a good idea quickly turns tragic when a father’s good intentions force his son down a destructive path. Could anything be worse than losing one son? Another wrong turn and it will all be over for Mann as well. Bang!
This realistic portrait of inner-city life is both sober and transcendent. Through its honesty, listeners are compelled to open their eyes to what’s happening in their own homes and in the world around them.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 11:02:20 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 08:22:07 -0700 2008 1
My review: Sharon Flake takes on a noble cause by enlightening readers on how violenc...more...]]> 32722786 1506693 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 4 0 false Fri Sep 12 14:50:42 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 05:44:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 77655606 2937092 119847 0786818441 9780786818440 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475m/119847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811475s/119847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119847.Bang_ 4.06 210 2005 5 1 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:21:28 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 10:50:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=119847