Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence
Geoffrey Canada$14.41
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Long before President Barack Obama praised his work as "an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children," and First Lady Michelle Obama called him "one of my heroes," Geoffrey Canada was a small and scared boy growing up in the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where "sidewalk boys" learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, knife, and, finally, gun. In a stunning pairing, acclaimed comics creator Jamar Nicholas presents Canada's raw and riveting account, one of the most authentic and important true stories of urban violence ever told.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 09/14/2010
ISBN: 9780807044490
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/04/2010
Booklist 11/15/2010 pg. 30
Library Journal 11/15/2010 pg. 54
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Ebony 06/01/2013 pg. 131
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 71293 / Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America
Reading Level: 7.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10