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The Battle of Jericho
Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author)

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ISBN: 0689842333     ISBN-13: 9780689842337
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Published: January 2005
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Annotation: How far will 16-year-old Jericho go to fit in? When invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, he vows to do anything to become a member of the gang. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2002008612
Age Level: 12-15
Grade Level: 7-10
Lexile Measure: 700(Not Available)
Series: Jericho Trilogy
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" L (0.40 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Ingram Paperback Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 13
Ingram Children's Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 59
PW Notes and Reprints 12/20/2004 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 12/20/2004
Kliatt 03/01/2005 pg. 18
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 69273
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Sixteen-year-old Jericho is awaiting initiation to the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school--but how high a price will he have to pay to belong? Find out in this first novel in Sharon M. Draper's Jericho Trilogy.

When Jericho is invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, he thinks his life can't get any better. As the most exclusive club in school, the Warriors give the best parties, go out with the hottest girls, and great grades are a given. When Arielle, one of the finest girls in his class, starts coming on to him once the pledge announcements are made, Jericho is determined to do anything to become a member...

But as the initiation week becomes progressively harrowing, Jericho is forced to make choices he's not entirely comfortable with. And one member seems to have it in for the sole female pledge in the group...a pledge who will stop at nothing to show she can handle the pressure. But when is she being pushed too far, and when should Jericho and his friends step in and risk losing their places in the pledging process? As Jericho becomes increasingly uneasy, his cousin Joshua breezes through the initiation, never thinking of the consequences, even when the fine line between fun and games, and life and death is crossed.


Contributor Bio(s): Draper, Sharon M.: - Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.
 
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