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Rooftop
Contributor(s): Volponi, Paul (Author)

ISBN: 0142408441 ISBN-13: 9780142408445
Publisher: Puffin Books

OUR PRICE: $5.94

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: From the acclaimed author of "Black and White" comes a new novel about an urban youth working to earn his GED and kick his drug habit. Trouble comes to a head one tragic night on a rooftop when his estranged cousin, who has shown up for rehab, is shot by the police.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.21" W x 8.24" L (0.50 lbs) 199 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.

Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: Library Journal Annex 12/17/2009

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 106130
Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Cousins Clay and Addison were like brothers, growing up together in the projects, until they were ripped apart by a family argument. when they are reunited in a drug-treatment program, they try to work out their issues like a family. but one night, one wrong decision, leaves Clay shaken and Addison dead. And in the rash of events that follow, the truth of what actually happened on the rooftop of the apartment building is caught up in a clash of politics and racial issues. will Clay be able to rise above the lies and face the truth?

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