num_pages: 215
description: Bad Trouble Lately everybody's messing with Jamal. His teachers, the kids at school, even his dad. And now that Jamal's brother Randy's in the slam, Crazy Mack has a crazy idea. He wants Jamal to take control of the Scorpions and run crack. All the gang jive--Jamal has no use for it. Unless, like some say, it's the only way to cop the bread for Randy's appeal... The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend.Book Paperback Publication 12/8/1995 224 Reading Age 8 and Up
language: English
title: Scorpions
titlecomplete: Scorpions
characters: Tito, Jamal
genres: Fiction, African American, Novels, Teen, School, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Middle Grade, Cultural
ratings_count: 2516
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Trumpet Club Special Edition