Review: The Word Gang

Title: The Word GangSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Mark McKennaPublisher: Precipitation PressRelease Date: December 8, 2010Book: E-copy sent by author “The Word Gang” is the story of three kids in school who start using ‘big’ words to be disruptive. It is also the story of the transformational friendship between a troubled young girl, Kalisha Jackson, and a lonely old polyglot, Albrecht Spinoza. Other characters have to deal with assimilation into America (Sahmbaht Chan) and living with an alcoholic parent (BD Delbene). Lastly, “The Word Gang” is a very sneaky inquiry into the nature of langage itself.” I loved this book. It was completely devouring and an awesome read. It reminded me of the movie Stand...

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