Mo, The Pallbearer
An Anti-Gang Book by Ralph Burgess
Maurice (Mo) Baker is a high school junior and honor student from Marcus Garvey High School in Newark New Jersey with two long-time friends turned gang members. He cherishes the so-called "cool points," he receives for being associated with them, but eventually sees the danger in his affiliation after being a pallbearer at four of his friends funerals in the span of a year.
He decides to disassociate himself from them, but not before he gets the scare of a lifetime. His courage is displayed when he stands up for what he believes in, which are all the right things. He proudly shares his dreams of becoming an architect and serv-ing his community, not destroying it. This book has an accompanying teacher's guide to help maximize the educational advan-tages of the book.
Mo, The Pallbearer
An Anti-Gang Book by Ralph Burgess
Maurice (Mo) Baker is a high school junior and honor student from Marcus Garvey High School in Newark New Jersey with two long-time friends turned gang members. He cherishes the so-called "cool points," he receives for being associated with them, but eventually sees the danger in his affiliation after being a pallbearer at four of his friends funerals in the span of a year.
He decides to disassociate himself from them, but not before he gets the scare of a lifetime. His courage is displayed when he stands up for what he believes in, which are all the right things. He proudly shares his dreams of becoming an architect and serv-ing his community, not destroying it. This book has an accompanying teacher's guide to help maximize the educational advan-tages of the book.
