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Scorpions

First edition
Author	Walter Dean Myers
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Harlem life, gangs
Genre	Realistic fiction
Publisher	Harper & Row
Publication date	1988
Pages	216 pages
ISBN	978-0-06-447066-7

Scorpions is a young adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers, first published in the United States by Harper & Row on June 20, 1988. It was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1989.

Characters

• Jamal Hicks: The main character. His brother is in jail and was the leader of a gang called the Scorpions. He becomes the leader after his brother is convicted.
• Randy Hicks: Jamal's brother. He was the leader of the Scorpions until he got convicted of murdering someone.
• Sassy Hicks: Jamal's sister. She always tells Mama everything she sees Jamal doing wrong.
• Mama Hicks: Jamal's mother. She is suspicious of Jamal because she thinks he is in the Scorpions.
• Tito: Jamal's best friend. Always helping Jamal. One of the main characters.
• Abuela: Tito's grandmother
• Dwayne: Jamal's main enemy. He is always starting problems with Jamal in school.
• Mack: A member of the Scorpions. He protects Jamal from any harm done to him by other Scorpions.
• Indian: Another member of the Scorpions. He jumps Jamal along with his warlord, Angel.
• Angel: Indian's warlord.