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Myers, Walter Dean

The Cruisers

126 pp. | Scholastic | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-439-91626-4 $15.99
(3) YA The "Cruisers," a group of friends at a gifted and talented middle school in Harlem, are assigned the task of negotiating peace in a school-wide historical re-enactment of the Civil War--before the war starts. Protagonist Zander's breezy narration lends accessibility to Myers's consistently solid writing and thought-provoking themes.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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