Author: Anne Schraff Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories:
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ISBNs: 9781616512699 1616512695 |
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Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen fiction, poverty, losers, family dysfunction, self esteem, depression. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each novel. Cesar Chavez HS Series-- Dad was always depressing Abel with his pyramid stories. He was always dooming Abel to a life at the bottom of the pyramid with all the other miserable losers. No matter how much Abel struggled and clawed, he'd never get to the pinnacle of the pyramid. And his mom was absolutely sure of Abel's incompetence at whatever he said.
This book is part of the "Urban Underground" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Time of Courage" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Shadows of Guilt" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Boy Called Twister" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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