The Battle of Jericho (novel)

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The Battle of Jericho
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First edition
Author Sharon M. Draper
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJericho Trilogy
GenreRealistic fiction
Publisher Atheneum Books
Publication date
January 28, 2003
Media typePrint
Pages352
ISBN 0-689-84232-5
Followed by November Blues  

The Battle of Jericho by Sharon M. Draper is a young adult novel. It's the first book in the Jericho Trilogy. The book is set in high school and deals with the issues of peer pressure, acceptance, discrimination, sexual tension, and social interaction. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot summary

The story takes place at Frederick Douglass High School. Junior Jericho Prescott and his cousin Josh, along with their friends Dana Wolfe and Kofi Freeman, decide to pledge for one of the most popular and prestigious organizations at school, the Warriors of Distinction. While the "Warriors" seem to be an upstanding organization that does a lot for the community, their governing is far more corrupt and plagued. Eddie Mahoney, the pledge master, sends the group through unnecessarily cruel tricks and task to humiliate and degrade them as they pledge for membership. From eating worms to being paddled, Dana receives the most harassment which crosses the line of sexual harassment. While they have the opportunity to quit, Josh and Jericho choose popularity and peer acceptance and it ends in a hazing accident gone wrong which cost Josh's life.

Characters

Awards

This book has been critically acclaimed for tackling the issues of hazing, peer-pressure, sexual tension, and other social teen issues. [4] [5]

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References

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