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Scorpions

Walter Dean Myers

1988216 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1988
first published
  • 1988Harper & Row · 216 pages · ENGISBN 9780590135177
  • 1997Recorded Books · ENGISBN 9781402523359
  • 1996Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613830119
  • 1999Tandem Library · 216 pages · ENGISBN 9780833542335

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.

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