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Summary: Scorpions
Review: Crack! Crack! Go the guns of the Scorpions in Marcus Garvey Park in Manhattan. Jamal Hicks is a twelve year old boy in a poor neighborhood is asked to lead the gang, the "Scorpions" after his brotheer (the ex leader), Randy goes to jail. The other Scorpions aren't dieing about this idea and Jamal has only one member on his side.
Jamal has to help out his family and make it through a tough time at school. This risk taking book is great for all levels of reading except for the constant slang and the once-in-a-while profanity. This book has won the Newbery Honor for the year of 1989. In reading this book we believe you will have a great time. Enjoy the adventure!

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Summary: Scorpions
Review: Scorpions is an engrossing and well written book. It was so great that it recieved the Newbery Honor, and a few other well deserved awards. The main character, named Jamal, was very brave because he was able to stand up to bullies and gang members. Jamal is also very scared sometims because he chickens out during fights and gets beaten up all the time.
...I reccomend this to grades 5 to 7.

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Summary: It is a very good book.
Review: This book is very good. I can relate to this book in many ways. When I first started to read this book I thought it would be boring. But then as i got further into the book I started to enjoy the book. Then at the end I loved it. So Walter Dean Myers good job!!!

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Summary: SCORPIONS/JOINING GANGS**
Review: I thought this book was okay.They use alot of slang,like I ain't and You ain't.It's about a boy named Jamal who has a brother named Randy who's in jail because he killed someone.Now he wants Jamal to take over the SCORPIONS gang.Jamal lives with his sister Sassy and there mom because the dad just left and they never found out why.But when he came to visit he had to leave soon because he had to work.They all was trying to think of how to get Randy out of jail.Will Jamal join the Scorpions?And will Randy get out of jail? Read the book to see what happens.

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Summary: The Scorpions
Review: This book is a real interesting book that can relate to many young boys who grow in an area where there are gangs and lots of drug dealing. The only disappointing thing was that some of the slang that they used was hard to understand but everything else was okay and I would recommend this book to all kids.

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Summary: A review of Scorpions
Review: I recommend this book to anyone who is thirteen years old, or older, because it talks about street gangs and how a teenage boy is trying to grow up in the city by avoiding trouble, and listing to his friends and family. Another reason would be it's an interesting story about trust and friendship. For example, before Jamal's fight Tito said "Jamal no matter what I'll stick with you forever, because you're my friend.'' Also, the day when Jamal was suppose to fight at school, "Remember Jamal only the weak chose to fight", his grandmother said. In conclusion, if you are interested in books with suspense and friendship, then read this book by Walter Dean Myers.

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Summary: VERY DEPRESSING
Review: If you are looking for a "feel good" book then this is NOT the book for you. I found it to be extremely depressing. Perhaps the most depressing thing is that so many have praised it for being so realistic and true to life. I hate to think that a life full of gangs, drugs, and violence is "realism" for so many young people. I would definitely not recommend this book for very young readers.

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Summary: Scorpions
Review: Scorpions Tim Roat Per. 3 4/30/01 My book is called the Scorpions, a book written by Walter Dean Meyers 1988. Its about a 13 year old boy named Jamal, who's older brother went to jail for murder. He was the leader of the gang called the scorpions. Since his older brother is locked up, his right hand man Mack is trying to get his little brother Jamal to run the gang. So he decides to do it so he can get the money to bail his brother out of jail. There is a lot of strong points in this book, such as, Jamal pulling a gun on one of his class mates in school, his brother gets stabbed while in jail, and one of Jamal's fellow gang members is trying to kill him. Personally I thought this was a really good book and I HATE to read. Everything is understandable, its not like other books where every other word you don't understand. So if your looking for a good easy book to read, I would suggest Scorpions.

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Summary: wow
Review: I think this book was the most truthful book ever of growing up in a "GHETTO" and had me hooked for hours

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Summary: A Book Review
Review: Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers was a book about a kid named Jamal growing up in the ghetto. He had a lot of anger, and has no real release for it, so he fights. He gets involved with gangs, and drugs. He lives in the projects, and is the same condition as the inner-city kids, taking care of what's left of their family. The drugs he gets into only make him more violent later on. He is forced to find out who his real friends are. I liked the book because it keeps you interested. People who like horrorcore music would like this book because it talks about the same conditions that they rap about.