Dope Sick [Library Binding]

作者 Walter Dean Myers著
出版社 Amistad
出版时间 2009年2月
ISBN 9780061214783
定价 150.40

内容简介

TheitchstartswhenthingsgettooheavyforLilJ.Skinpoppingorstealingpainpillsfromhismomhelphimrelax.ButLilJ'sfocusiswanderingbecausemoneyisshort,andhismanRicoknowsawaytomakesomequickcash.It'ssupposedtobeaneasydeal,butitisn'tsosimplewhenthebuyerisanundercovercop.Withagunshotwoundtothearm,Ricoinjail,andapoliceofficerclingingtolife,LilJisstartingtogetdopesick.He'ddoanythingtochangethelasttwenty-fourhours,andwhenhestumblesintoanabandonedcrackhouse,itactuallymightbepossible....WalterDeanMyersweaveselementsofmagicalrealismintoaharrowingstoryaboutdruguse,violence,alternateperceptionsofreality,andsecondchances.

作者简介

WalterDeanMyersistheNationalAmbassadorforYoungPeople'sLiterature,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofMonster,andwinnerofthefirstMichaelL.PrintzAward.ThecriticallyacclaimedauthorofKick,Lockdown,DopeSick,Game,StreetLove,TheAutobiographyofMyDeadBrother,HandbookforBoys,andBadBoy,heisconsideredoneofthepreeminentwritersforchildren.Walter'snovelshooteristheinspirationforthefilmCase219.Hislatestpicture-bookcollaborationwithhisson,ChristopherMyers,WeAreAmerica:ATributefromtheHeart,isalovelettertotheUnitedStatesthatreimagineswhatitmeanstobeanAmerican.Visitwww.who-is-america.comtofindoutmore!WalterlivesinJerseyCity,NewJersey,withhisfamily.

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