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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100698118545
ISBN-139780698118546
eBay Product ID (ePID)1643577
Product Key Features
Book TitleHero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicPeople & Places / United States / African American, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, People & Places / United States / General
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorAlice Childress
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight2.8 Oz
Item Length7.1 in
Item Width4.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN00-702556
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingA
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToUP
SynopsisBenjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn't much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a thirteen-year-old junkie. Told from the perspectives of the people in his life-including his mother, stepfather, teachers, drug dealer, and best friend-this powerful story will draw you into Benjie's troubled world and force you to confront the uncertainty of his future.