gangs

Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.

Chronicles a year spent in the ghettos of South Central Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Milwaukee, following girl gangs, tracing the lives of several key gang members, and looking at the issues that drove them into a life of violence.

Nomalanga and Themba find their love challenged by gang violence, their different backgrounds, and a series of misunderstandings.

An account of a New York City gang, the Reapers, and of the life of one of the gang leaders.

Reymundo Sanchez, a former member of the Latin Kings street gang, recounts the experiences of Sonia Rodriguez, a young girl who became a powerful leader of the Latin Queens, and explores the devastating impact gangs can have on a young girl's life.

The death of her best friend Ana in a drive-by shooting causes fifteen-year-old Kata to question her position in the Los Angeles gang life.

When money becomes tight in the McNair household, Greg is willing to do chores and work in the neighborhood to earn money, but his cousin James looks for an easier way to get the things he wants.

The Powerpuff Girls must fight their way out when they are trapped in a park clubhouse by the Gangreen Gang.

Discusses gangs as a major source of street violence, and describes the dangers and consequences of gang membership.

In 1889 New York, fourteen-year-old Italian immigrant Tony Petrosino, struggling with street gangs and torn between his family's Old World ways and his desire to further his education, gets help from a new friend, photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis.