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Review: Two thousand dollars. The price tag for his brother’s freedom hung in the air, an invisible but inescapable presence. Randy Hicks was in prison for murder. Mama’s heart was cut to pieces. What was a twelve year old brother to do? When Jamal glanced out his window into the streets of Harlem, even live birds seemed like grey stones. Mama worked late, scrambling to get the money together for Randy’s appeal. Without legal help, Randy was looking at fifteen to twenty years, and at least seven before he’d be out on parole. After his arrest, Randy announced that Jamal was now the man of the house—a position that had been vacant a long time. When Jamal was a little boy, his father used to take him outside the projects to the park. Then his dad lost his job and sat around getting drunk. When he got nasty to Mama, they’d all fled to a cousin’s. Some days he’d still drop by, threatening Jamal with a whipping if the boy didn’t start acting like a man. Jamal knew what had happened to the men in his life. They’d taken a part of Mama away, and that part of her was never coming back. Randy’s friend Mack held out a solution to their financial woes. Mack spent most of his time high on crack or drunk on wine, running the Scorpions gang. The youths ran crack through Harlem, and Jamal could become their leader. Jamal would get the cash to fund Randy’s appeal. The cost was high, but the alternatives were few. His school principal had decided he was a problem kid long ago. He'd told the other students that if they made friends with Jamal, they’d be in trouble if they liked it or not. For Jamal, school was all about teachers telling him what he couldn’t do. When a gun landed in Jamal’s hand, it looked like his destiny was sealed. Death or prison rose up inescapably before him. With all the cards stacked against him, what other road remained? But life has a way of changing the rules. Walter Dean Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He’s won Newbery Honors, Coretta Scott King Award/Honors, the first-ever Michael L.Printz Award, and is a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement. He frequently met with incarcerated teens in juvenile detention centers. One of the most important lessons he shared with them was to never give up on life. Learn more about him at: walterdeanmyers.net --Kate Calina
Review: My son loved this book, it was his summer reading assignment for going into the 8th grade! Interesting, time relevant, and age appropriate for what young men of his age face in today's world!!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (91) |
| Dimensions  | 13 x 1.22 x 19.35 cm |
| Edition  | 25th Anniversary ed. |
| Grade level  | 8 - 9 |
| ISBN-10  | 0064406237 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0064406239 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 Kilograms |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | 23 April 2013 |
| Publisher  | Amistad Books for Young Readers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***S on 3 June 2017*

Two thousand dollars. The price tag for his brother’s freedom hung in the air, an invisible but inescapable presence. Randy Hicks was in prison for murder. Mama’s heart was cut to pieces. What was a twelve year old brother to do? When Jamal glanced out his window into the streets of Harlem, even live birds seemed like grey stones. Mama worked late, scrambling to get the money together for Randy’s appeal. Without legal help, Randy was looking at fifteen to twenty years, and at least seven before he’d be out on parole. After his arrest, Randy announced that Jamal was now the man of the house—a position that had been vacant a long time. When Jamal was a little boy, his father used to take him outside the projects to the park. Then his dad lost his job and sat around getting drunk. When he got nasty to Mama, they’d all fled to a cousin’s. Some days he’d still drop by, threatening Jamal with a whipping if the boy didn’t start acting like a man. Jamal knew what had happened to the men in his life. They’d taken a part of Mama away, and that part of her was never coming back. Randy’s friend Mack held out a solution to their financial woes. Mack spent most of his time high on crack or drunk on wine, running the Scorpions gang. The youths ran crack through Harlem, and Jamal could become their leader. Jamal would get the cash to fund Randy’s appeal. The cost was high, but the alternatives were few. His school principal had decided he was a problem kid long ago. He'd told the other students that if they made friends with Jamal, they’d be in trouble if they liked it or not. For Jamal, school was all about teachers telling him what he couldn’t do. When a gun landed in Jamal’s hand, it looked like his destiny was sealed. Death or prison rose up inescapably before him. With all the cards stacked against him, what other road remained? But life has a way of changing the rules. Walter Dean Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He’s won Newbery Honors, Coretta Scott King Award/Honors, the first-ever Michael L.Printz Award, and is a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement. He frequently met with incarcerated teens in juvenile detention centers. One of the most important lessons he shared with them was to never give up on life. Learn more about him at: walterdeanmyers.net --Kate Calina

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***R on 1 August 2016*

My son loved this book, it was his summer reading assignment for going into the 8th grade! Interesting, time relevant, and age appropriate for what young men of his age face in today's world!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***A on 5 June 2018*

This book was phenomenal! I finished it in two sittings. I had to make myself put it down. Scorpions is a thought prevoking and well written book.

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