Kindness for Weakness

Fiction - YA, Social Issues, Kids, Teen, Action/Adventure
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Author: Shawn Goodman ISBN: 9780307982070
Publisher: Random House Children's Books Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Shawn Goodman
ISBN: 9780307982070
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Language: English

In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?

A Tayshas Reading List Pick
An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book

“Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller.” —Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

“A gripping story of a boy’s climb to manhood on his own terms.” —Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four

“The reader will be seized by [the boy’s] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself.” —Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun

“Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood.” —Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses

“Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of James’s powerful, honest, compelling narrative.” —School Library Journal

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In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?

A Tayshas Reading List Pick
An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book

“Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller.” —Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

“A gripping story of a boy’s climb to manhood on his own terms.” —Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four

“The reader will be seized by [the boy’s] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself.” —Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun

“Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood.” —Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses

“Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of James’s powerful, honest, compelling narrative.” —School Library Journal

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