Party Girl
The death of her best friend Ana in a drive-by shooting causes fifteen-year-old Kata to question her position in the Los Angeles gang life.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
City Of Saints & Thieves
Tina and her mother first arrived in Kenya as refugees from Congo desperately searching for a better life.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 54
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: secrets, gangs [X], orphans, homicide [X], congo, refugees, sisters, homeless persons, congo (democratic republic), kenya, murder [X], revenge, thieves, robbers and outlaws, children's audiobooks, audiobooks, audiobooks
The Border
On a summer night in northern Mexico, four teens Pato, Arbo, Marcos, and Gladys have just snuck away from a quinceanera celebration when a gang of narcos attacks.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: survival, murder [X], gangs [X], illegal aliens, voyages and travels, survival skills, homicide [X], electronic books, sonoran desert, electronic books
White Heat
In his last role as a heartless gangster, James Cagney embarks on the prison break of a lifetime in this chilling tale that features one of the most riveting finales in movie history.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gangsters, murder [X], mothers and sons, video recordings for the hearing impaired, gangs [X], homicide [X], mother-son relationship, closed caption video recordings
There Goes The Neighborhood
"In order to stop the destructive forces of gentrification, three best friends use social media to create a fake gang and get justice for their South L.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gentrification, murder [X], hispanic americans, urban renewal, gangs [X], social media, homicide [X], african americans, latinos (u.s.), south los angeles (los angeles, calif.)