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Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption
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| Jorja explains what her adult life has been like since leaving academia in pursuit of more authentic voices of gang culture and violence. After being in Bosnia doing crisis intervention, she taught at UCLA, did gang studies, then married into the LAP...more | |
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| This was a re-read that had never been added to my list-- it's a re-read (and I generally never do) because Sharon Flake is coming to our high school! It will be a pleasure to host her and discuss her inspirational writing. I've read all of her other...more | |
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1/4 way review: Dark, disturbing, and confusing (since I read Wicked Lovely about 2 years ago) Apparently, there are enough details that I've forgotten that this book is pretty difficult to follow. It's vocabulary is also way up there, and I find ...
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| Wasn't too fond of this book by Dessen although I've read Along for the Ride and suprisingly enjoyed it. I could relate to the teen girl's struggle with a relationship that "worked" but wasn't filled with love and companionship, more like adoration a...more | |
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| Ah, the infamous Flat Stanley. I had posed with one in Las Vegas, but never read the story and wasn't blown away by it. I assumed there was a bit more about the travel aspect of Stanley since that's the gig, but instead it was a bit more about the tr...more | |
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| Ah, two guinea pigs are free for a few hours when someone leaves their cage open. Where do they head? To the pool table of course with all of the tunnels. Until the cat catches on to their game and sends some balls into the tunnels with them! Funny. | |
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