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Bang!

by Sharon Flake
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Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go through in a lifetime. His family is still reeling from the tragic shooting death of his little brother, Jason, each person coping with grief in his or her own way. Mann's mother has stopped eating and is obsessed with preserving Jason's memory, while his father is certain that presenting a hard edge is the only way to keep his remaining son from becoming a statistic. Mann used to paint and ride horseback, but now he's doing everything he can to escape his emotions: getting involved in fights at school, joyriding at midnight, and much worse. His father, at his wit's end, does the only thing he thinks will teach his son how to be a man he abandons him and his friend Kee Lee in the woods, leaving them to navigate their way home, alone.
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Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780316590549
  • Release date: October 28, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781423132455
  • Release date: October 28, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781423132455
  • File size: 3914 KB
  • Release date: October 28, 2009
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Kindle Book
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subjects

African American Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.6
Lexile® Measure:590
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:2-3


Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go through in a lifetime. His family is still reeling from the tragic shooting death of his little brother, Jason, each person coping with grief in his or her own way. Mann's mother has stopped eating and is obsessed with preserving Jason's memory, while his father is certain that presenting a hard edge is the only way to keep his remaining son from becoming a statistic. Mann used to paint and ride horseback, but now he's doing everything he can to escape his emotions: getting involved in fights at school, joyriding at midnight, and much worse. His father, at his wit's end, does the only thing he thinks will teach his son how to be a man he abandons him and his friend Kee Lee in the woods, leaving them to navigate their way home, alone.
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African American Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature