Kindness for Weakness

In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive? A Tayshas Reading List Pick An #160;ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book #160; Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller. Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls amp; Dangerous Pie #160; A gripping story of a boys climb to manhood on his own terms. Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four #160; The reader will be seized by [the boys] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself. Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun #160; Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood. Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses #160; Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of Jamess powerful, honest, compelling narrative. School Library Journal A fifteen-year-old boy from an abusive home desperately seeking his older brother's love and approval starts pushing drugs for him and suffers the consequences.