Status
Available
Call number
Call number
JF MYE
Description
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs.
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1993)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1993)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1989)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 1992)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 1989)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 1989)
Margaret A. Edwards Award (1994)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1988)
CCBC Choices (1988)