A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
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| A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | |
| Author | Alice Childress |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Young adult |
| Publisher | Coward, McCann & Geoghegan |
| Publication date | 1973 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 126 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0698202783 |
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich is a 1973 young adult novel by Alice Childress.
The main character, Benjie Johnson, is a thirteen-year-old heroin addict. The chapters are told in alternating points of view by Benjie and those close to him, including friends, a drug dealer, his mother, his stepfather, his grandmother, and teachers. It was the first young adult novel to tackle the issue of heroin addiction.
[edit] Awards and nominations
It won the ALA Best Young Adult Book of 1975, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and the Jane Addams Award for a young adult novel.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was adapted into a film in 1978.
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