- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (Jan 25 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0141303093
- ISBN-13: 978-0141303093
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 11.6 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #355,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Rufus Henry gets out of work camp for Grand Theft Auto, he has only one place to go? back to Durango Street. Almost right away, he gets on the wrong side of the Gassers, has to join the rival Moors? and starts running for his life. Years ahead of its time, Durango Street, like The Outsiders, shows that gang violence is, sadly, nothing new? and nothing glamorous. "A starkly realistic, convincing, well-written teen novel." ? School Library Journal
About the Author
The late Frank Bonham wrote a number of highly acclaimed, hard-hitting YA novels in the early 1960s.
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One thing the boy truly hated about the forestry camp was that there was nowhere to be alone. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST BOOK EVER!,
By Tupac Shakur (Washington,DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Durango Street (School & Library Binding)
wassup yall..dis book is da best book i read..iz da only book i read in ma life but da author did a very very very good job writin it..the first couple of pages aint all dat but da story..iz da best..iz bout dis kid named Rufus who joins dis gang called Moors...day a koo gang..lol aight i gosta go now PPPEAce
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Durango Street (Paperback)
Durango Street is a story about about a boy named Rufus facing gang and life struggles. Rufus Henry is a boy with a lot of potential, but he has gotten himself into the wrong place with the wrong people. The book starts out with Rufus in work camp after being charged with grand theft auto. But when he is released from camp, there is only one place for him to go, back to Durango Street. Immediately after Rufus arrives at his home he runs into trouble with the gang called the Gassers. Before long the Gassers are after him and Rufus finds he has no chioce but to join the gang the Moors. With the Moors behind him, Rufus is staying alive and safe for a while. But when the Gassers catch up with the Moors, trouble and "war" breaks out. Rufus learns that this lifestyle is not the way to live his life, and does his best to end the "war". He faces many life and death situations, but he always seems to come out clean. Rufus learned a lot from this experience and eventually understands that his life is not a dead end, but a life with a great future. THIS BOOK is AWESOME!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Durango Street by Andrew,
By A Customer
This review is from: Durango Street (Paperback)
Durango Street is a teen novel that a lot of kids should read because it teaches you what not to do during your teen years. Frank Bonham wrote a novel about Rufus Hennry. Rufus was a teen that was brought to a work camp for grand theft auto and when he gets out, his parole officer tells him that he canī¿t join any gangs or else he will have to go back to work camp, but he does.Rufus attitude changed based on who he is with; this sometimes causes him to make unwise and thoughtless choices, such as rejoining a gang. There are many examples of unwise decisions Rufus makes, such as joining gangs and hurting people. Both of those decisions affect his parole officer and his family. He also steals from stores and lies too much. These actions affect his parole officer and his family. I liked Durango Street because there was a lot of fighting and adventure. It also left you thinking about what was going to happen in the next chapter. I think most teens would like this book because of all the adventure that happens. I recommend this book to most teens. Itī¿s a great book and I really liked it.
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