Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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2022., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: Historical Fic Charles Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In 1984 New Jersey, fifteen-year-old Beatriz Mendez dreams of becoming a professional dancer like her idol Debbie Allen. Then her gang-leader brother is murdered and the fierce Beatriz is forced to step into her brother's shoes to run the gang at a time when cocaine was the dominant force running the neighborhood. Her dreams of dancing are all but gone, and her mother, grieving over the loss of her son, has turned into a shell of her former self. Then a classmate asks Beatriz to join him in a dance competition and her passion for dance once again sneaks in.
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2007., Published in conjunction with Damamli Pub. Published in conjunction with Damamli Pub. Call No: B Williams Edition: 1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A memoir recounting the author's involvement and role as the co-founder of the Crips gang in the United States.
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[2021]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray Call No: Realistic Fic Thomas Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Maverick "Mav" Carter begins dealing drugs for the King Lords as a way to help support his family while his father is in jail. When he learns that his girlfriend is pregnant, his focus shifts and he tries to make a clean break from drug dealing. However, a loved one's murder makes it difficult to forget his old ties, and he must figure out for himself the meaning of loyalty, manhood, and responsibility.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: FIC HOL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten-year-old Beans Curry, a member of the Keepsies, the best marble playing gang in Depression-era Key West, Florida, engages in various schemes to earn money while "New Dealers" from Washington, D.C., arrive to turn run down Key West into a tourist resort.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten-year-old Beans Curry, a member of the Keepsies, the best marble playing gang in Depression-era Key West, Florida, engages in various schemes to earn money while "New Dealers" from Washington, D.C., arrive to turn run down Key West into a tourist resort.
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c2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.1060973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Contemporary issues companion
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-- Gangs & crimec2002., Pre-adolescent, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 364.1 Wor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Crime, justice, and punishmentSummary Note: Discusses what gangs are, how they have developed in the United States, their involvement in various criminal acts, and how the criminal justice system has dealt with the problem.
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c2011, ReferencePoint Press Call No: 364.1 066 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Compact research. Current issuesSummary Note: Examines why gangs are a problem in the United States, discusses what measures are taken to stop gang violence, explains why people join gangs, and explores how gang members can start over.
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2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 303.3 DUD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents twenty-five critical essays by experts and policy makers on the subject of gangs and addresses issues such as the seriousness of gang activity in a number of ethnic communities and law enforcement strategies to combat gangs.
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-- Hidden story of gangs & crime2014., Rosen Central Call No: 364.106 6 0973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Undercover story.Summary Note: An introduction to gangs in the United States.
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2016., Adolescent, Hyperion Call No: Realistic FIC Sitomer Edition: First paperback edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: After being placed in the Witness Security Program, teenage mixed martial arts phenomenon McCutcheon Daniels is recruited into the FBI to use his unique skills to hunt down terrorists. After being sent into Jentles State Penitentiary to get information from a mob boss, McCutcheon finds himself disowned by the government and left to rot. McCutcheon uses his urban fighting skills to escape, and vows vengeance on his betrayers.
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2013., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: 813.6 Edition: First Delacorte Press trade paperback edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him.
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By Hayden, Tom2004., New Press Call No: 303.3 HAY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author shows how gang identity is reinforced and what is needed to advocate for the youth.
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c2009., Youth Communication Call No: Bullying NF Edition: 2nd ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Contains stories written by teens between 1989 and 1997 in which they describe their experiences with violence and abuse.
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2007, c2005., Ballantine Books Call No: CRIME & PUNISHMENT NF QUE Edition: Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: William Queen recounts his efforts to infiltrate one of the most dangerous outlaw motorcycle gangs in America, describing the men and women he met along the way and the impact they had on his investigation.