Hip-Hop High School

Alan Lawrence Sitomer (Author)
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5490
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18
Theresa Anderson is every kind of smart: too smart-mouthed for her own good, street smart enough to deal with a neighborhood tha... (see details)

Theresa Anderson is every kind of smart: too smart-mouthed for her own good, street smart enough to deal with a neighborhood that gets more dangerous every day, and more book smart than anyone knows. But with the example of her super-achieving older brother towering above her, Theresa hasn't even been trying. How can a girl compete against the family favorite, especially when he's a certified local hero? With her parents and her teachers always on her case, and her best friend pregnant and dropped out of school, Theresa turns to hip-hop for comfort. Her favorite singers seem to understand her when no one else does. Everything changes when a new man comes into Theresa's life: Devon, whose tough-guy reputation conceals a blazing ambition for academic success. Devon helps Theresa face up to her own talent and ambition, and together they set off on a three-year quest to beat the SAT and get into top colleges. But then Devon gets shot in a street fight, leaving Theresa with two piles of unfinished college applications-her own and Dev's-and time running out. . . .

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SKU 5490
ISBN 9781423106449
Language English
Lexile ® Measure HL720L
Product Type Paperback Books
Primary Contributor Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Age Groups Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group