gangs

"Close as brothers, Jakub's and Lincoln's lives diverge when Jakub gets a private school scholarship and Lincoln is lured into a gang"--OCLC.

Elijah, seventeen, has always been sure of just one thing--basketball--and believes it will be his way out of West Baltimore, but when gang violence knocks him down, helping a veteran repair his rickety home helps Elijah see what really matters.

Al Jeery, a loyal member of the Cardinal's personal guard, is pulled from his duties at Party Central to investigate a murder mystery that draws in the dead, the City's Incan forefathers, the imposing figure of the Cardinal, and the near-mythical assassin Paucar Wami, who can kill anyone without fear of retribution.

A little girl convinces a group of children to torment a new boy on their block.

While wandering in the desert after a worldwide apocalypse, sixteen-year-old Kid is picked up by a crew of violent raiders--Wolf, Dolly, Tank, and Pretty Boy. They take her in and Kid is thrust into their brutal world of killing "Townies" and taking their resources to live. So, when Saint, a would-be savior of humanity trying to restore civilization, calls for their crew's arrest, the five decide to take the fight to Saint.

Seventeen-year-old Daniel's new girlfriend says she loves him, that she'd do anything for him. She makes Daniel feel like anything is possible. So he ignores her lies. It's not like Cyn is a bad person. Then Daniel finds out that Cyn has been using him to move drugs across the border. Foolproof is a tough book about the consequences of gang life that asks readers to consider the line between taking risks and taking lives. Daniel crosses that line and learns a hard lesson--that no one ever thinks they are the bad guy.

Examines the subculture of two street gangs--the Crips and the Bloods.

"Raku unexpectedly reunites with Yui Kanakura, a childhood friend who was like an older sister to him back in the day. Yui is now the head of a Chinese mafia syndicate, and not only will she be living with Raku while in Japan, but she's also his new homeroom teacher! Perhaps she can help Raku remember his past with Chitoge, Onodera and Marika..."--Back cover.

Miguel ?ngel's life gets more complicated when the city threatens to shut down the local boxing gym, he meets a girl from Pebble Beach, and Beto, an old friend who succumbed to gang life, reaches out for help.

Brought to Moscow in 1990s Russia by his mother's abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and steal until he finds comfort and love with a pack of dogs. Includes historical note.