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Awards and honors for The House That Crack Built:
ALA, "Best Books for Reluctant Readers"
ALA, "Best Books for Young Adults"
American Bookseller, "Pick of the Lists"
Bookbuilders West Award
Publishers Weekly, "Best Books of 1992"
Publishers Weekly, starred review

The House That Crack Built

By Clark Taylor
Illustrated by Jan Thompson Dicks

7-3/4 x 7-3/4 in; 40 pp ; Full Color Throughout, All ages
Paperback
Published in July, 1992
ISBN 0811801233
ISBN13 9780811801232

$6.95  

The House That Crack Built -- With a beat reminiscent of hip hop or rap music, a well known nursery rhyme is brilliantly transformed into a powerful poem about the tragic problem of illegal drugs and its victims. From the harvesting of the coca plants to dealers and gangs to the innocent crack babies born everyday, cocaine's journey is starkly traced from beginning to end. The rhythmic text, which is realistic but not moralizing, will appeal to teenagers and adults. But it is also accessible for even very young children, making this a valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, caregivers, and everyone else who is looking for a way to broach this difficult subject. A list of organizations is provided for those seeking help for a loved one or a way out for themselves. A forword by children's advocate Michael Pritchard teaches us that we are all victims of this debilitating drug but reminds us that we also have the ability to change our world.

Clark Taylor has worked as a bartender, an oil field laborer, and a jail services volunteer but now makes his living as a comedian. Mr. Taylor lives in New York City.

Jan Thompson Dicks is the illustrator of The House That Crack Built, published by Chronicle Books in 1992 to extraordinary critical acclaim. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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This book will reach kids with its rhythm, its visual power, and its humanity. Booklist

Best Books for Young Adults ALA

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