W. Ross Macdonald School Library

Scorpions /

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- , author.

Scorpions / by Walter Dean Myers. - First HarperTrophy edition. - New York : HarperTrophy, 1990, c1988. - 216 pages ; 20 cm

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.

12 up Teen / young adult.

Newbery Honor, 1989 Margaret A. Edwards Award, 1994

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Gangs--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.


Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.


FICTION / African American & Black / Urban & Street Lit.
FICTION / General.

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