A Shadow Like A Leopard [Paperback]

Myron Levoy (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Ramon Santiago, a fourteen-year-old street kid and poet, records his thoughts in a notebook. He is skilled with words and skilled with his knife, when needed. Alone, he wants to join a street gang to be macho, but to prove himself, he must rob an elderly artist down on his luck, Arnold Glasser. Glasser, as desperate as Ramon, is unafraid of Ramon's knife. From their mutual pain, an unorthodox friendship grows between them. But the gang is just a step behind Ramon, demanding loyalty above all else. "Grit, suspense, warmth, and wry humor."-Kirkus Reviews

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"Tough, candid and perceptive, an unusual story, unusually well told." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

About the Author

Myron Levoy's young adult novels have received many honors including ALA Best books, U. S. National Book Award Finalist, and the national awards of Holland, Austria, and Germany for Alan and Naomi, which was made into a motion picture. His work frequently depicts outsiders-often with humor-searching for identity and connection, with growing insight into their own true selves.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595093558
• ISBN-13: 978-0595093557
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,875,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A shadow like a leopard, March 15, 2003

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This review is from: A shadow like a leopard (Hardcover)

I like 'a shadow like a leopard' because it tells you what the streets of New York are really about. Ramon Santiago is a 14 year old boy and yet keeps a knife in pocket. He is helpless without his knife. Ramon who is trys to get into Harpos gang wants to be a macho. His father who is in jail for fighting for the freedom of Puerto Rico always told him to be a man. Now Ramon wants to make him proud by being in Harpos gang. Until Harpo tells him he has to steal money from an artist Glasser. Glasser inspires Ramon to follow his dream. It was a very sad book and made me cry, because Ramon doesn't have anyone yet Glasser and him build a very good friendship.