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Handbook for Boys: A Novel
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4 out of 5
Based on 530 Ratings and 137 Reviews

Book Description

Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life.

Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation?

In the groundbreaking tradition of the award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a complex, layered novel ... More

Book Information
PublisherAmistad Press
BindingMass Market Paperback (16 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages224
ISBN-100064409309
ISBN-13978-0064409308
Publication Date04/01/2003
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About Walter Dean Myers (Author) : Walter Dean Myers is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Walter Dean Myers include At Her Majesty's Request: An A... more
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About Matthew Bandsuch (Illustrator) : Matthew Bandsuch is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Matthew Bandsuch is Handbook for Boys.
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