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Overview
Imamu Jones has two defenses against the world—his intelligence and the toothpick between his lips—and he needs them. After being acquitted of murdering the owner of a grocery store, he is released into the custody of the Aimsley family. Their immaculate Brooklyn brownstone is a long way from the dirty Harlem apartment he had been sharing with his wino mother. Things seem to be looking up unitl the Aimsleys' youngest daughter disappears. And Imamu is the prime suspect . . .After he is acquitted of murdering a grocery store owner, Imamu Jones is released into the custody of the Aimsley family. Imamu believes that things are finally looking up--until the Aimsleys' daughter disappears and he becomes the prime suspect. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.
Book Details
Published
December 1, 1994
Publisher
Laurel-Leaf Books
Pages
256
Format
Paperbound
ISBN
9780440920649