Sharon M. Draper

WARRIORS ROCK! Sixteen-year-old Jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, Josh, are invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school. Just being a pledge wins him the attention of Arielle, one of the hottest girls in his class, whom he's been too shy even to talk to before now. But as the secret initiation rites grow increasingly humiliating and force Jericho to make painful choices, he starts to question whether membership in the Warriors of Distinction is worth it. How far will he have to go to wear the cool black silk Warriors jacket? How high a price will he have to pay to belong? The answers are devastating beyond Jericho's imagination.

The Battle of Jericho

Jeni Enjaian

While I think I may have read this book before (there was some vague familiarity with it), that does not change the fact that it was incredibly disappointing. Each Sharon Draper book disappoints even more than the last one that I read. The only reason that I'm still reading them is to get them off my to-read list (and pad my read list at the same time.) Her books are repetitive and stereotypical. They also tend to glass over the "real life" stuff that she seems to make a point to include. The outcome of this book was predictable from the first chapter.
I do not recommend this book at all.

The Battle of Jericho

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