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Chapter 5, Jumped In
Click here to read Chapter 5 from Jorja Leap's "Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=4456).
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