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Chameleon
By Smith, Charles George
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76363-085-0
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Gr 6-8 It's a typical summer for 14-year-old Shawn. He's hanging out with his friends and avoiding confrontations with the roving gangs of Crips and Pirus, who think they own the streets of Compton, where his aunt lives and where he goes to school. But as he gets older and life on the L.A. streets starts to get more dangerous, Shawn begins to think that he'd fare better in the suburb where his parents live, even though he'd be a latchkey kid. And after a particularly vicious fight with a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Shawn spends the summer playing basketball and trying to stay out of gang territory in Compton. While considering...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
