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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Description
"Sixteen year old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City, but when she sets her sights on giving this life up for a prestigious home in Mega Towers, she must decide if she's willing to do the unspeakable to get what she wants"--
Author
Series
Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs mysteries volume 2
Publisher
MacAdam Cage
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
377 p. ; 24 cm.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Elijah, seventeen, has always been sure of just one thing--basketball--and believes it will be his way out of West Baltimore, but when gang violence knocks him down, helping a veteran repair his rickety home helps Elijah see what really matters.
6) Dog 4491
Author
Publisher
Bucking Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
245, 12 pages ; 23 cm
Description
With the help of a dog named Sophie, eleven-year-old boys from different time periods work together to stop the activities of a gang.
7) Borderless
Author
Formats
Description
Caught in the cross hairs of gang violence, seventeen-year-old fashion designer, Maya, and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US-Mexico border.
Author
Series
Bruno Johnson novels volume 4
Formats
Description
When the FBI discovers his ties to the motorcycle gang they're watching, former cop and ex-con Bruno Johnson is recruited to recover a stolen military drone armed with Hellfire missiles, while he tries to keep his wife out of the crossfire.
11) Mad dogs
Author
Series
CHERUB novels volume 8
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
When two gangs from the British underworld start a turf war, James Adams, who works for Cherub, must infiltrate the most dangerous gang of all to help the police.
12) City of thieves
Author
Series
Battle dragons volume 1
Formats
Description
To protect his friends and family, Abel must figure out what is worth fighting for when he partners with a stolen dragon, an action that has him riding in kin battles and keeping more secrets than a dragon has scales.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Born in a rural Mexico region where girls are disguised as boys to avoid the attentions of traffickers, Ladydi dreams of a better life before moving to Mexico City, where she falls in love and ends up in a prison with other women who share her experiences.
Author
Series
Harry Bosch mysteries volume 14
Formats
Description
The murder of John Li, a South L.A. liquor store owner, hits LAPD Detective Harry Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer. As he uncovers a link to a Hong Kong triad--a lethal and far-reaching crime ring that follows many immigrants to their new lives in the U.S.--his world instantly explodes and the person he holds most dear is taken from him.
18) Nowhere special
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Stan and Elpidia find hope in an unexpected friendship as they navigate challenging family circumstances and a dangerous local gang in the desolate Southern California desert.
20) The moonlit vine
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Taaina (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Taaino ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.
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