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Brighton rock Brighton rock Graham Greene An atmospheric crime thriller featuring a teenage sociopath intent on becoming the underworld boss of Brighton. Having murdered a man who had betrayed his gang the young gangster Pinky Brown tries to… OL106083W
The Night Children The Night Children Kit Reed Squatters in the huge, midwestern MegaMall, fifteen-year-old Tick and his gang of lost, abandoned, or runaway children face off against a rival gang, and thirteen-year-old Jule Devereaux, whose paren… OL14920118W
The Berenstain bears and the double dare The Berenstain bears and the double dare Stan Berenstain Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons. OL15108018W
Queens reigns supreme Queens reigns supreme Ethan Brown Provides an inside look at the hip-hop scene, from its beginnings in the drug-infested streets of southeast Queens in the 1980s to the present, chronicling the rise and fall of rap artists and hustle… OL15844752W
iBoy iBoy Kevin Brooks Sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was an ordinary Londoner until an attack that caused fragments of an iPhone to be embedded in his brain, giving him incredible knowledge and power, but using that power ag… OL15897273W
James makes a choice James makes a choice Thalia Wiggins When money becomes tight in the McNair household, James forms a local gang of kids who steal the things they want from the local stores, while his cousin Greg is working hard for the money to buy thi… OL16002907W
Brighton Rock Brighton Rock Graham Greene Pinkie, el protagonista de esta novela, es un matón de poca monta de Brighton que ve su poder amenazado cuando se establece en la ciudad un delincuente de más altos vuelos. Acaba de matar a un period… OL16229801W
Carlito's story = Carlito's story = Max Benavidez When Carlito becomes involved with gangs, his family sends him to his uncle's farm. OL16260350W
Quaranteen Quaranteen Lex Thomas When a virus deadly to adults infects their high school, brothers David and Will and the other students soon break into gangs that fight each other for survival and the hope of escaping their quarant… OL16318145W
Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless Robert Musil The Confusions of Young Törless (German: Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß), or Young Törless, is the literary debut of the Austrian philosophical novelist and essayist Robert Musil, first publish… OL16335026W
Tattoos on the heart Tattoos on the heart Greg Boyle Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness… OL16621284W
Grk Down Under Grk Down Under Joshua Doder When Grk sniffs some succulent sausages, he can't resist following his nose and ends up on the other side of the world. He's in Australia, the land of surfing, sharks and the Red Jelly Gang, a ruthle… OL17458209W
Durango Street Durango Street Frank Bonham When Rufus Henry gets out of work camp for grand theft auto, he has only one place to go -- back to Durango Street. Sure, he'd like to keep a steady job and obey his parole officer, but there's no wa… OL176016W
Almost true Almost true Keren David Following a fatal stabbing, Ty and his family have been given new identities, but when his mum's boyfriend is killed by attackers, he finds himself torn between wanting to see his girlfriend and afra… OL17701756W
No angel No angel Jay Dobyns An ATF agent describes his undercover assignment to infiltrate the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, detailing the challenges of working his way up the biker gang's hierarchy and maintaining their hard-w… OL17745303W
Encyclopedia of gangs Encyclopedia of gangs David C. Brotherton,David Brotherton,Louis Kontos Examines gangs throughout the United States in over eighty entries covering topics such as history, the wide range of communities where gangs form, and their increasingly complex lifestyle. OL17746939W
The Shadows The Shadows J. R. Ward Sold by his parents to the Queen of the s'Hisbe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer for years. On the run from a destiny of sexual servitude, he's never been ab… OL17767891W
On the run On the run Jo Davis "Tonio knows that loneliness is the price he has to pay to avoid being hurt again. But the strictly by-the-book cop has never expected to be blindsided by a woman who pulls him right out of his self-… OL17915871W
Hell's half acre Hell's half acre William W. Johnstone They call him the butcher of Baxter Pass, the notorious former Union general who massacred 200 Confederate prisoners just because he could. Now it's Sheriff Jess Casey's unenviable job to protect the… OL18156786W
Secret Seven Fireworks Secret Seven Fireworks Enid Blyton *Secret Seven Fireworks*, is mainly about with the battle of wits between the Seven and Susie's new club, the Tiresome Three. There is the investigation of a burglary as well, but the S.S. allow them… OL1948557W
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