A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Paperback - 2000
by Alice Childress
All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a 13-year-old heroin junkie. Told from the perspectives of people in his life--including his mother, teachers, and even his drug dealer--this powerful story confronts a heavy issue facing many teens today.
Summary
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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 fell 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. But Benjie can't kick heroin for his mother or for his teachers. He needs to do it for himself.
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- Title A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
- Author Alice Childress
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-02-01
- ISBN 9780698118546 / 0698118545
- Weight 0.21 lbs (0.10 kg)
- Dimensions 7.21 x 4.43 x 0.34 in (18.31 x 11.25 x 0.86 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Drug abuse, African Americans - Social conditions
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00702556
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 01/01/2001, Page 976
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