"Electronic books." . . "Peer Pressure" . . "African Americans Juvenile fiction." . . "African Americans Fiction." . . "Newbery Honor Book 1989." . . "Children's stories." . . "Harlem (New York, N.Y.)" . . "Pandillas Nueva York Novela juvenil." . . "Afronorteamericanos Novela juvenil." . . "Harlem (Nueva York, Nueva York)" . . "Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Fiction." . . "Jugendbande" . . "Jugendbande." . "Afronorteamericanos Novela." . . . . "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. The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend."@en . . . . . . . "\"Everyone is getting on Jamal's case. The kids at school are bugging him, his teachers won't leave him alone, and the principal's always giving him a hard time. Even his mama yells at him, upset because Jamal's brother, Randy, is in jail. The only person he can count on now is his best friend, Tito. But Crazy Mack wants Jamal to take over as the Scorpion's leader and run crack. Jamal doesn't want anything to do with gang life, but he doesn't have a choice--it's the only way to get money for Randy's appeal. And as long as he's got Tito on his side, everything will be ok...\"--Page 4 of cover." . . . . "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."@en . "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." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Young adult works"@en . . . . "Los escorpiones"@en . "Los escorpiones" . . . . . "Readers"@en . . "Cuando Jamal se convierte en el lider de los Escorpiones, una pandilla de Harlem en Nueva York, descubre que sus enemigos le tratarán con respeto si tiene una pistola -- hasta que sucede una tragedia." . . "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." . . . . . . . . "After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang the Scoprions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun until a tragedy occurs."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Juvenile works" . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "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." . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . . . "Jugendbuch" . . . "Scorpions" . "Scorpions"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Adolescence" . . "Harlem (New York, New York) Fiction." . . "Afronorteamericanos Nueva York Novela juvenil." . . . . "Gangs Fiction." . . "Violence" . . "Gangs." . . "African Americans." . . "Harlem (New York, New York)" . . "Harlem (Nueva York, N.Y.)" . . "Afro-American Authors." . . "Newbery honor book." . . "Electronic books Juvenile literature." . . "Pandillas Novela juvenil." . . "Harlem[New York] Fiction." . . "English fiction." . . "New York (State)" . . "Pandillas Novela." . . "New York- Harlem" . . "New York- Harlem." . "Belletristische Darstellung." . . "Gangs Juvenile fiction." . .