Name: Friend OR Foe (Unbarred)
Author: Jones, Patrick
ISBN: [978-1-51240-095-3,1-51240-095-5]

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Friend OR Foe (Unbarred)

Author: Jones, Patrick

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Follett Number: 0694NY8
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Darby Creek, 2016
Format: 112 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-51240-095-3
ISBN-10: 1-51240-095-5
LCCN: 2015-026043
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Bands (Music) Fiction

Friendship Fiction

Jealousy Fiction

In this remake of Shakespeare's Othello, when Orlando, a suburban Dallas teen band leader, lands in juvenile detention, he charges bandmate Chase with leading the group, but buddy Ian feels betrayed, and his all-consuming jealousy wreaks havoc on Orlando's life and relationships.

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Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Ian's band is finally taking off. But the band's front man and Ian's best friend, Orlando, can't catch a break as a black kid in their white town. Tension with a security guard lands both Ian and Orlando in jail, and when Orlando is held indefinitely, someone will need to take over the band until he gets out. When Orlando chooses Chase, the band's bassist, to step in, Ian is slighted. As Ian's resentment builds, he plots his revenge. One by one, he turns his bandmates against one another, with tragic results. As Ian holds his friends close and his enemies closer, no one can tell which is which--until it's too late. This modern twist on Shakespeare's Othello takes a gritty look at betrayal, revenge, and obsession.

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