Street Soldier: One Man's Struggle to Save a Generation, One Life at a Time

Street Soldier: One Man's Struggle to Save a Generation, One Life at a Time
ISBN-10
0970351305
ISBN-13
9780970351302
Series
Street Soldier
Category
African American teenagers
Pages
305
Language
English
Published
2004
Author
Joseph Marshall

Description

I go to the store for my mother , there's somebody runnin ' down the street , hollerin ' for his life , with somebody else chasin ' him and shooting . I got to get down on the ground so I don't get shot . Then I get up and go buy the ...

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