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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—This riveting volume, which is both comprehensive and concise, explores a complex and potentially controversial issue. Swift frames the issue against the gross social inequities that create gangs and discusses the factors that contribute to their existence, such as racism, poverty, drug use and trafficking, lack of jobs, crumbling global economies, etc. His no-nonsense approach is refreshingâ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Swift describes the current state of youth gangs around the world and examines the conditions that give rise to and help sustain them. He also of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
