The Battle of Jericho Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689842325 ISBN-13: 9780689842320 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 Annotation: How far would 16-year-old Jericho go to fit in? When invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, he is determined to do "anything" to become a member of the gang. Click for more in this series: Jericho Trilogy |
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: 13-17 |
Grade Level: 8-12 |
Lexile Measure: 700(Not Available) |
Series: Jericho Trilogy |
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.78" W x 8.68" L (0.83 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2006 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2006 Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2004 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2005 Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee, Teen, 2007 Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Author, 2004 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2003 pg. 802 Publishers Weekly 06/09/2003 pg. 53 School Library Journal 06/01/2003 pg. 137 Booklist 06/01/2003 pg. 1761 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2003 pg. 444 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2003 pg. 222 Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2003 pg. 70 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 108 - Recommended, Satisfactory Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 108 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 69273 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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