| Rooftop Contributor(s): Volponi, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142408441 ISBN-13: 9780142408445 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $5.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: From the acclaimed author of "Black and White" comes a new novel about an urban youth working to earn his GED and kick his drug habit. Trouble comes to a head one tragic night on a rooftop when his estranged cousin, who has shown up for rehab, is shot by the police. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.21" W x 8.24" (0.50 lbs) 199 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106130 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cousins Clay and Addison were like brothers, growing up together in the projects, until they were ripped apart by a family argument. when they are reunited in a drug-treatment program, they try to work out their issues like a family. but one night, one wrong decision, leaves Clay shaken and Addison dead. And in the rash of events that follow, the truth of what actually happened on the rooftop of the apartment building is caught up in a clash of politics and racial issues. will Clay be able to rise above the lies and face the truth? |