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Handbook for Boys
A Novel
By Myers, Walter Dean & Bandsuch, Matthew
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06029-146-4
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Gr 8-Up Myers prefaces his new novel with an explanation of his belief that adult mentors can help teens choose positive paths in their lives. The book begins with a judge giving 16-year-old Jimmy the option of being assigned to a juvenile facility for six months for assaulting a classmate or to a community-mentoring program. Of course, he chooses the latter and begins his relationship with Duke Wilson, the owner of a neighborhood barbershop where he will work every day after school. Duke ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
