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right ''The Knife and the Butterfly'' is a young-adult novel by Ashley Hope Pérez, published in 2011 by Carolrhoda Books. The novel, which explores the lives of two teenage gang members in Houston, a Hispanic boy named Azael and a White girl named Lexi, is based on a 2006 gang-related death in that city. ''Kirkus Reviews'' stated "The author demonstrates why gangs appeal to many teens with family problems without glorifying the violence that often accompanies their activities."〔 Pérez stated, "Above all, I wanted to show Azael and Lexi's world as much more than just a patchwork of crime and violence."〔Pérez, p. (206 ).〕 She also stated that she wanted to show "these two teens' vulnerability and their potential for redemption" in addition to the "danger of poor choices" and the "real threat of their circumstances".〔Pérez, p. (206 )-(207 ).〕 Juan Castillo of ''NBC News'' wrote that this book and another one of Pérez's novels, ''What Can't Wait'', explore what it means to grow up as a Hispanic or Latino teenager in the United States "amid difficult circumstances."〔Castillo, Juan. "(Ashley Hope Pérez's 'Out of Darkness': Young Love Amid Racism, Segregation )" ((Archive )). NBC News. September 1, 2015. Retrieved on November 8, 2015.〕 ==Plot== The novel, set in Houston, is about a 15-year old Salvadoran American MS-13 gang member named Martín "Azael" Arevalo. He wakes up in a prison cell and observes 17-year old White American Alexis "Lexi" Allen,〔"(THE KNIFE AND THE BUTTERFLY )" ((Archive )). ''Kirkus Reviews''. January 1, 2012. Posted online December 14, 2011. Retrieved on November 6, 2015.〕 who is member of another gang, Crazy Crew. As the novel unfolds he begins to recover his memory and learn whether the upcoming trial will be his or hers.〔Hennessy, Teri. "The Knife and the Butterfly" (Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review). ''Library Media Connection'', May–June, 2012, Vol.30(6), p.69(1).〕 Azael slowly gains sympathy for Lexi, even though he originally hates her.〔 The book reveals that on June 16, 2011 Azael died in a gang fight in Montrose,〔Pérez, p. (195 ).〕 at Ervan Chew Park.〔Pérez, p. (89 ).〕 Lexi had killed him; she initially maintains self-dense at the trial,〔Pérez, p. (201 ).〕 but confesses to wanting to prove herself to Crazy Crew, and that Azael was not actually trying to kill her.〔Pérez, p. (202 ) ((See search page )) "He wasn't trying to hurt me when I did it. He wasn't even holding the bat.” Even as her own lawyer was objecting to her testimony, Allen continued her tearful account. “I wanted to prove to my homeboys that I was strong. It happened so fast."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Knife and the Butterfly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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