About this title: This "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book is a wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street in Harlem. Readers get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout; and other residents who jump off the page and pull readers into the mix on 1-4-5.
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Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. A clean, tight ex library book showing just a touch of use. Interior remains clean and bright. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 160 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Good. 0385321376 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Good. 0385321376 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Good. 0385321376 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good in Good dust jacket; 2000. 0385321376. Lightly used, mild wear from handling-unmarked. Nice, used copy. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover.; Hardcover; Delacorte Press/Random House; NY; Fifth Printing; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 151 pages. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780440229162ISBN:0440229162
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Description: New. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: Very Good. 0385321376 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385321372ISBN:0385321376
Description: No dust jacket o/w brand new(never opened). ships immediately. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 160 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. new book w/o dust jacket. read more
"This book includes short stories that span the Harlem African American experience. Some show the despair and bleakness, but most celebrate people sacrificing and defending each other. Example: "Monkeyman" actually comes from Myers' own experiences reading books up a tree and defending a weaker person from a gang attack and becoming the target of that gang: the protagonist is beaten by the gang, but decides NOT to resist, and to make gang members beat him in front of his grandfather and others of the community. He is beaten, but refuses to hide and run, and is never defeated. In "A Christmas Story" a policeman who has escaped the ghetto is forced into spending Christmas with Mother Fletcher, an aged icon in Harlem. There is an exuberance of spirit despite the poverty, drugs and violence of the Harlem setting that permeates such stories as "Big Joe's Funeral" (after attending a friend's funeral, Big Joe decides he should have a funeral while he can still enjoy it, so he throws his own funeral!) I wouldn't just give these stories to a student to read unless he/she had an interest in multicultural/African American experience, but I would definitely recommend them to use single stories in the classroom. In general they are heartwarming, somewhat sentimental and definitely positive, on the whole, despite the background of drugs and violence."
"The book i am currently reading is 145th street. The first story is called,"Big Joe's Funeral. This story is about a resident in Harlem who decides to plan his own funeral while still living. He goes through some problems with his girlfriends daughter but that doesn't stop him from still going along with his fake death. So far this book is good. This book shows and teaches me what people are really their for you and always will be. While coming to the end though someone actually died. so this shows me you cant always take your life and others lives as a joke because you never know what might happen."
"I love this book because when you start 2 read it makes you feel like your in the story.The book is so funny but at the same time it"s very funny especially monkey man at the beginning it makes sense but gettin to the end has no type of meaning SERIOUSLY"
"What i am reading is 145 street. It is a book with short stories. The first short story is called, Big Joes Funneral. This short story is about a man name Big Joe, and he had funneral, but nobody died it was a fake funeral. After the funeral Big Joe came out of the casket and said,"lets go celebrate". Everybody went to Big Joe party. Big Joe was a good man, as it says in the text, "Big Joe gave money to Cassie who didnt have money to get her husband out of jail for beating on her". This is what I read in Big Joes Funneral."
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