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This story of love across social-class lines told in free verse is set against a background of street gangs and poverty in Harlem in which seventeen year old African American Damien takes a bold step to ensure that he and his new love will not be separated. Has Romeo-and-Juliet type plot and is written with rap beat and rhyme. Switching viewpoints may make this story useful for readers theater. Contents: six copies of the book (134 pages) by Walter Dean Myers. AR 5.4. RC 9.2. | |