Scorpions (rack)

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Summary: "LOST TO THE STREET" A GANG STORY
Review: I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ. IT HAD DRAMA, COMEDY, EXCITMENT, AND A SADNESS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR TEENS. IT KIND OF FEELS YOU IN ON HOW HARD GANG LIFE IS. I REALLY THOUGHT JAMAL WAS GONNA DIE. I CRIED AT THE END WHEN TITO HAD TO LEAVE.
WHEN I WAS READING THE BOOK AT THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS DULL, AND WOULD'NT BE ANY GOOD. BOY WAS I WRONG. I JUST HOPE WALTER DEAN MYERS COMES OUT WITH A SCORPIONS 2. I JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT IF RANDY GETS OUT. THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE WALTER DEAN MYERS HAS IN STORE.

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Summary: The Review of Scorpions By April Thompson
Review: This was the best book I have ever read. I think this would be a great book for students my age. It shows a lot of responsiblity and some determination. I think people will enjoy this book. Its about a kid who is determined to help release his brother out of prison by getting an appeal for $2,000.00! Throughout the book he has more problems on his on. Being the leader of the Scorpions,having a gun and its problems, teachers,and,a bully name Dwayne. He goes through a lot with his father also. So all yuo people out try and read this book! It's five stars!*****

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Summary: The mediocre book I read
Review: I like the book,but sometimes there were words that I didn't understand or know to pronounce. Some words such as bodegal caused me to not understand part of the book. Although I don't understand some words,I'm beginnimg to learn more of them. My favorite part of this book was when Jamal had to deal with alot of problems after he brought Mack's gun to school.

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Summary: Harlem Gang
Review: Jamal is a twelve-year-old kid who lives in an apartment in Harlem with his mom and his sister, Sassy. Jamal also has an older brother named Randy. Randy is in prison because he robbed a bank and shot and killed a man. Randy has to serve fifteen to twenty years in jail unless they appeal the case and pay $ Then Randy would only be in jail for at least seven years. Mrs. Hicks, Jamal's mom, owed Mr. Stanton $ so she had to work for him to pay off the money she owed him. So it was up to Jamal to make the money for Randy's appeal. Jamal was later told by Mack, Randy's old friend, that he had to pay dollars for Randy's appeal. Randy had told his mom on visiting day to tell Jamal to see Mack about the Scorpions. The Scorpions is a gang that delivers crack. Randy was the leader of the Scorpions and Mack was his warlord, a person who helps him if he gets into a fight. Jamal's best friend was Tito and he was going to help Jamal get the money for Randy's appeal. Randy wanted Jamal to take over the Scorpions. Becoming the leader of the Scorpions would help him make money, but he didn't know if he wanted to be the leader and he could get in trouble. If you want to find out what happens then go to the store and pick up Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers. I recommend this book to people who like to think about what is going to happen at the end of the book. It shows what it is like to live in a poor family and what it is like to live in Harlem. Next, Scorpions has a lot of action, violence, and is sad at some points. It is also is a very well written book. Lastly, the book is really lifelike.

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Summary: Scorpions
Review: The book Scorpions is about a boy named Jamal. His oldest brother is in jail. So Jamal get this message from his brother to run the Scorpions gang. Jamal's friend Tito thinks it's a bad idea. Mack which is Jamal's brother friend gives Jamal a gun. It cause lots of trouble with Jamal and Tito. Finally he gets out the gang but with two people shot.

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Summary: A Stinging Story
Review: Just when you think you are out of trouble, you are in it again.That is how it was for Jamal Hicks in Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers.
It seems as if the whole world's messing around with Jamal.His teachers, students at his school, and even gang members of Scorpions.
As soon as he joined the most unwelcomed gang in Harlem, Jamal becomes a target.He joined and the other Scorpions despised him because they thought that he was too young. They picked on him and threatened to beat him up.But Jamal got a gun from Mack because he joined. And he used it for protection and brought it everywhere, even to school.At school this kid Dwayne didn't believe Jamal that he was in Scorpions, so they fought in an empty room.Jamal was getting beaten up, so he took out his gun and was going to shoot him.Dwayne got scared and told the teachers.Then the teachers are after him.Jamal and Tito went to the park to tell the Scorpions they were going to quit.But they didn't buy it, so they started fighting.Tito shot someone, but who was it? Mack also shot someone and he dies.Who was it?
I was torn over this book. It wasn't the worst and it wasn't the best that I have ever read.It was average because I'd say it was a great story, but it wasn't written that well.I didn't like it because it didn't enough action.When Myers attempted to create action, it was very exciting.It was uninteresting when Jamal would go home and wait for hours until his mom arrived home.I was thrilled when Jamal and Dwayne fought because the stakes got serious. That scene had vivid description so I could picture it in my head.
Overall, I thought that this book was Okay.Out of a 10, I would give it a 5. I'd give it a 5 because it wasn't the worst or the best.It would have been better if the uninteresting parts weren't so long.

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Summary: David Andrew Barns
Review: This book is the best choice for medium
level readers. I would urge people who
want a book with something to think about
after every chapter.

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Summary: Scorpions: Awesome!
Review: What happens when you combine peer pressure, a teenage gang, a somewhat unstable family, and drugs? You get Scorpions, a young adult book by African-American author Walter Dean Myers. Jamal, the main character, goes through all of the troubles of adolescence, beginning with the loss of a loved one and continuing with such things as difficulties at school, tension at home, and dealing with a gang. Though Jamal and all of the main characters are black, all teens can relate to Jamal's problems. The main contributors to this book's amazing flavor and personality are the style in which it is written, the many diverse characters, and the plot's appeal to teens of all races.
This book deals with the problems a black family has and the ways they must cope with these problems. Myers, a black man himself, has a feel for the way that lower-class black people tend to talk. In fact, all of the dialogues between Jamal and his family or other black people in his surroundings are in the characteristic dialect. This is difficult to get used to at first, but after you realize that this is exactly how the characters would talk, you are drawn into the intricacy of this slightly tweaked version of our language. This language style makes Scorpions all the more fun to read because all of the characters think and speak in an unusual manner.
The characters in Scorpions are very diverse. Jamal, Sassy, and Mrs. Hicks (we know her by no other name) are a lower-class black family. Jamal, a boy who has just turned 13, really doesn't know what to do with his life and doesn't deal with trouble well. He can be laid back (sometimes too much - like in school), but can also be mean to Sassy. Sassy is a typical bossy younger sister, and Mrs. Hicks is a hardworking, God-fearing, tough-loving black mother. Jamal's best friend, Tito, is vaguely Puerto Rican, but this isn't brought out very well. Tito lives with his grandmother, Abuela, but other than their Hispanic names, they don't seem Hispanic at all. They do no speak in the dialect like all of the other characters, so they come off as being somewhat flat. Tito is very laid back. The boys in the gang (the Scorpions) are all much older than Jamal and Tito, and they drink and smoke a lot. This comes through in their personalities, for they're often abusive and/or have weird ideas about things, such as the law and how to treat others. The contrast between the uncaring Scorpion members and the laid-back Jamal and Tito brings all of their traits out more. Jamal's every last trait is expressed as he goes through probably the worst time in his life.
Jamal's brother, Randy, was arrested and jailed a few months before this book begins. Jamal and his mother are trying to raise money to post Randy's bail, and Jamal eventually ends up running into Randy's old gang members, the Scorpions. Randy's right-hand man, Mack, wants Jamal to become the leader of the Scorpions and run cocaine in Randy's stead. At the same time, Jamal is also having trouble in school with a boy named Dwayne. The Scorpions give Jamal a gun, and he threatens Dwyane. We see the problems that the Scorpions and their gun are bringing to Jamal just as Jamal goes to a park late at night with Tito to ditch the gun. They run into Indian and Blood, two drunk and high Scorpion members, who try to kill Jamal. Does Jamal die?
The plot alone has something for everyone. Everyone, at some point in their life, deals with things like peer pressure, troubles in school, and fights. We only see one way to deal with these things through Jamal. We can relate to the troubles that he experiences, but we do not need to agree with the path he chooses. This book is meant to be a good example of how giving in to problems can drastically alter your life.
The main contributors to this book's amazing flavor and personality are the style in which it is written, the many diverse characters, and the plot's appeal to teens of all races. Several slight problems are present in Scorpions, but they do not ruin the book at all. You will get used to the dialect and the fact that Tito lacks a bit of a personality. Do not read this book looking for a good example! Read Scorpions to gain reassurance that people out there are dealing with the same problems that you are. Jamal and his problems are the same problems teens all over the world deal with, and Jamal gives in. Scorpions is an example of what not to do in your life.

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Summary: Scorpions
Review: " The deal went down the way the deal went down! You on the street , you got to take what the street put down!"
After Randy was sent to jail for murdering someone, Jamal, his brother, is put to a hard task: being the leader of the Scorpions.The gun Mack is offering him for being a leader of the Scorpions will give him awesome power, but will it put Jamal and his best freind, Tito, in danger for life?
The question is asked and answered in Walter Dean Myers book, Scorpoins. Walter Dean Myers takes you into the streets of Harlem to experience what its like to be in a gang.

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Summary: Scorpions The Most Suspenseful Book Of The Year!
Review: This book is a powerful look at reality. Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers is about a boy named Jamal, who struggled to live his life on the streets of New York. Jamal's brother Randy is in jail and he wants Jamal to become the leader of a gang named Scorpions. What would you do if one of your friends killed another friend? The author uses dialogue to describe the characters. This book won a Newbery Honor. Will Jamal become the leader? What would you do? Read this book and you'll find out!