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Rikers High
Author: Volponi, Paul

Publisher: Speak (2010)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 246 p., 21 cm

BTSB No: 911409

ISBN: 9780142417782

Ages: 13-17

Grades: 8-12

Subjects:
Jails -- Fiction
Prisoners -- Fiction
Juvenile delinquency -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Rikers Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction

Price: $8.19

Summary:
Arrested on a minor offense, a New York City teenager attends high school in the jail facility on Rikers Island, as he waits for his case to go to court.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 5.30
   Points: 7.0   Quiz: 134839

Reviews:
School Library Journal (00/01/10)
Booklist (12/01/09)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/03/10)

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