A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich

Alice Childress
3.81
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A thirteen-year-old Black youth, on the verge of being hooked on heroin, expresses his ideas and emotions about ghetto life
Genres: Young AdultFictionRealistic FictionAfrican AmericanSchoolRaceHistorical FictionBanned BooksMental HealthChildrens
128 Pages

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