In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?
A Tayshas Reading List Pick
An  ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
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“Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller.” —Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
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“A gripping story of a boy’s climb to manhood on his own terms.” —Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four
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“The reader will be seized by [the boy’s] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself.” —Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun
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“Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood.” —Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses
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“Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of James’s powerful, honest, compelling narrative.” —School Library Journal