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Gr 8-10 For DeShawn, joining a gang seems like a terrible decisionwhy would he want to work for a pittance running drugs when the inevitable consequences are jail or an early death? A bright boy, he does well in school and tries his best to obey the grandmother who has raised him since his mother's accidental death in gang crossfire. But as DeShawn enters adolescence, the lure of the streets becomes a stronger force, pulling him away from his seemingly meaningless academics and toward the glamour of life in the Douglass Disciples, his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Growing up in an inner-city housing project ruled by the Disciples gang, DeShawn seems fated to join up or b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More