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Stars in the Darkness
By Joosse, Barbara M. & Christie, Gregory
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81182-168-1
- Publisher
- San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 22, 2002
Gr 1-5 An African-American child narrates this powerful and unusual picture book. Sometimes he and his mother pretend that the wail of sirens is the howling of wolves and that the sound of gunshots is "stars crackin' the darkness." One night, his older brother, Richard, does not come home, and the child begins to accept the gut-wrenching reality that the teen is being swept into gang life. Mama implores Richard, "Don't you be hangin' out wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
