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The Buffalo Tree

By Rapp, Adam

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Getting caught changed Sura's life.He's been shipped off to Hamstock, a juvenile detention center that's worse than most. At the Stock they don't try to keep juvies till they reform. They just keep guys till they feel like letting them go.Sura and his patchmate, a kid named Coly Jo, look out for each other and try to evade the Stock's sadistic games. But things turn bad last for Coly Jo, and Sura helplessly watches his friend's descent into hell, determined to escape with his own body and spirit intact -- if he can.

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978-1-88691-019-5
Publisher
Front Street


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 1997

Gr 7-Up Thirteen-year-old Sura describes his life in the Hamstock Juvenile Detention Center where he is serving a six-month sentence for "clipping hoodies." Sura is hardened and street smart, but he is also a sensitive and intelligent young man who struggles to survive his experience in this ugly and violent world. He befriends his cellmate, Coly Jo, a weak and vulnerable boy who falls prey to bullying inmates and administration alike. As Coly Jo succumbs to the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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