A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich

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 feel 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. Told from the perspectives of the people in his life-including his mother, stepfather, teachers, drug dealer, and best friend-this powerful story will draw you into Benjie''s troubled world and force you to confront the uncertainty of his future.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Childress, Childress Alice
• Publisher: Puffin USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2000
• EAN: 9780698118546
• ISBN: 978-0-698-11854-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 181 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; SELF-HELP / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Self-help & personal development, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, School editions of English literature fiction texts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Diversity & Multiculturalism