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Author
Series
Coldest Winter ever volume 1
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
After a Black drug dealer goes to jail in Brooklyn, his ruthless 17-year-old daughter takes over his empire. A look at the mores and manners of the Black underclass, this one with money. First novel by a hip-hop artist, author of No Disrespect
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The stunning sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever. Sharp-tongued, quick-witted Porsche worships her sister Winter. Cut from the same cloth as her father, Ricky Santiaga, Porsche is also a natural-born hustler. Passionate and loyal to the extreme, she refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care, and juvenile detention after her family is torn apart. Unselfish, she pushes to get back everything that ever belonged to her wealthy, loving family...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In this powerful and culminating work about a group of inner-city children he has known for many years, Jonathan Kozol returns to the scene of his prize-winning books "Rachel and Her Children" and "Amazing Grace," and to the children he has vividly portrayed, to share with us their fascinating journeys and unexpected victories as they grow into adulthood. Why certain children rise above it all, graduate from high school and do well in college, while...
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