A hero ain't nothin' but a sandwich.
by Alice Childress
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The life of a thirteen-year-old Harlem youth on his way to becoming a confirmed heroin addict is seen from his viewpoint and from that of several people around him.
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African Americans, Drug abuse, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Social conditions, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 10, Children's fiction, Drug abuse, fiction, African americans, fiction, Harlem (new york, n.y.), fiction, Large type booksPlaces
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A Hero Ain't Nothin but a Sandwich
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
May 1978, Perfection Learning Prebound, San Val, Perfection Learning
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A hero ain't nothin' but a sandwich.
1973, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
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Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn't much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a thirteen-year-old junkie. Told from the perspectives of the people in his life-including his mother, stepfather, teachers, drug dealer, and best friend-this powerful story will draw you into Benjie's troubled world and force you to confront the uncertainty of his future.
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