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Something like hope

Shavonne, a fierce, desperate seventeen year-old in juvenile lockup, wants to turn her life around before her eighteenth birthday, but corrupt guards, out-of-control girls, and shadows from her past make her task seem impossible.

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Main Author: Goodman, Shawn, 1970-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquents > Young adult fiction.
Juvenile detention homes > Young adult fiction.
Emotional problems of teenagers > Young adult fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Young adult fiction.
African Americans > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Shavonne, a fierce, desperate seventeen year-old in juvenile lockup, wants to turn her life around before her eighteenth birthday, but corrupt guards, out-of-control girls, and shadows from her past make her task seem impossible.
Item Description:"Delacorte press prize for a first young adult novel"--Dust jkt.
Physical Description:193 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience:013-up.
ISBN:9780385739399
0385739397
9780385907866 (library binding)
0385907869 (library binding)
Author Notes:SHAWN GOODMAN worked at several facilities like the Center in Something Like Hope. This is his first novel.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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