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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (Flare Original Novel) Book

Dope. Smack. Junk. Heroin. No matter what you call it, you can't change the fact that 13-year-old Benjie is on it. Oh no ... he's not hooked, though. He could stop anytime ... really. But why is a young kid like Benjie using at all? Originally published in 1973, Alice Childress's novel remains one of the most profound explorations of an addict's world ever written. What makes this novel different is that Childress points no fingers and offers no easy answers. Her characters' moods and motivations are complex, fresh, unexpected, and courageously real. Woven into Benjie's own ramblings about his situation are the thoughts of those involved by association--his mother, stepfather, friends, the pusher, and teachers at his school. This narrative technique creates a rich, heroic portrait of the social and psychological circumstances of addiction, love, and family.Read More

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  • Product Description

    A classic of young adult literature, this is the story of Benjie--young, black, and well on his way to being hooked on heroin. "Brilliant . . . exciting . . . entertaining."--The New York Times.

  • 0380001322
  • 9780380001323
  • Alice Childress
  • 1 July 1995
  • Avon Books
  • Mass Market Paperback (Book)
  • 128
  • Reissue
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