Dead Meat

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Summary: Adolescent Bibliotherapy
Review: Dead Meat is a stark description of the urban cultural challenges of adolescents who struggle to fit in and also meet parental expectations. It is bibliotherapy for youth that feel they are facing insurmountable problems. This story is a realistic, fresh picture of contemporary cultural challenges. Dead Meat clearly defines the elements of power and friendship, both idealistically and realistically. Adolescents are able to see that there are answers that go beyond submitting to gang power and violating parental trust. This book inspires courageous strength in the mean streets of youth.

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Summary: Durango Street Revisited
Review: DEAD MEAT: A captivating and cautionary tale for young teens - reminiscent of Durango Street.

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Summary: Dead Meat
Review: Gang life and gang culture are depicted in the voice of a young man, Mitch, who wants desperately to do the right thing, but is faced with the reality of trying to stay alive. With the help of friends, family and spiritual conviction, Mitch faces the reality of far too many young people in our society today. In this poignant tale of a young man's struggle to 'do the right thing,' the reader experiences the sounds, smells and texture of violence, fear, courage and triumph. Though this book is of heavy content, the writer handled the issues in a thoughtful, compelling manner. Teens and preteens will recognize the struggle with peer pressure even if they do not relate to the physical setting of the book. Mitch's challenges in an inner city school are not that different from any other teenager trying to fit into a new group. Recommended for Middle and High School readers.

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Summary: Wow
Review: Hey-I really dug Dead Meat. I've been around the youth gangs, and I was surprised how well Dale Alger handled the problem. It is an important book.

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Summary: Wow
Review: I don't usually review books, but Dead Meat is a fine exception, a story for young adults and parents who want to be greatly entertained, while at the same time getting to the root of gang culture. It is a wonderful story and a wonderful lesson.

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Summary: A Great Read
Review: I don't usually review books, but Dead Meat is a fine exception, a story for young adults and parents who want to be greatly entertained, while at the same time getting to the root of gang culture. It is a wonderful story and a wonderful lesson.

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Summary: Dead Meat -- A must for teens and parents
Review: I recommend this book to anyone in middle or high school and to parents of teens. The author has realistically described the choices faced by teens, particularly in our larger city schools. This story is well developed and has a well defined morality. I had to finish this well written book at one sitting. Thanks to the author, we can understand and help our children with some of these difficult choices.

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Summary: Dead Meat -- A must for teens and parents
Review: I recommend this book to anyone in middle or high school and to parents of teens. The author has realistically described the choices faced by teens, particularly in our larger city schools. This story is well developed and has a well defined morality. I had to finish this well written book at one sitting. Thanks to the author, we can understand and help our children with some of these difficult choices.

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Summary: Dead Meat
Review: If you want an uplift, a feeling that all is not lost, then the book to read is Dead Meat. How vividly I could see young Mitch timidly entering his new school for the first time and how passionately I could feel the struggles that he encounters in that situation. In today's uncertain world, this situation happens more than we can imagine. How can gang control be uplifting? The strain of good vs evil comes through loud and clear as young people grasp for any straw to maintain sanity and life in the real world, inching step-by-step into the unknown with false ideas about how far one young man can go. Good wins and clear heads prevail in a manner that we all hope can encapsulate this world. It is easy and fast reading, high interest and real life situations that face young people today.