House That Crack Built

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Summary: Real life lessons in an understandable format.
Review: This is a good book to use in a Language Arts Class as a starting point for a writing assignment. It's a great way to get students to think seriously about the subject, recognize social issues and examine a variety of writing styles available to convey their own messages. I hope this book becomes available again, this is definitely a book for the in classroom library.

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Summary: A simple, yet powerful story of cause and effect.
Review: We already know that crack is bad for us. Do we really think about how many people are affected by the drug? Who really benefits? The stark reality of the pain caused by crack is depicted in this simple style reminiscent of The House That Jack Built. The book is thought provoking. The sing-song repetition helps the reader see the progression of pain. This is a great book for beginning a discussion on drugs and their effects on society.

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Summary: Could it get any better?
Review: When I and a friend discovered this in our High School Library we laughed our butts off. This should not be in the children's book section. While it does provide a good dyscribtion of what drugs do to your life and how crack goes from producer to consumer there is one major flaw. It is vain, arrogant and sounds like it came off a Mcgruf the crime dog pamlet or a D.A.R.E T-shirt.

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Summary: Ummm
Review: When I and a friend discovered this in our High School Library we laughed our butts off. This should not be in the children's book section. While it does provide a good dyscribtion of what drugs do to your life and how crack goes from producer to consumer there is one major flaw. It is vain, arrogant and sounds like it came off a Mcgruf the crime dog pamlet or a D.A.R.E T-shirt.