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A suspenseful coming-of-age story that moves from the halls of a historically black university to the streets of Washington, D.C., with great insight into the joys and perils of discovering what really matters in lifeAs the Ellis Community Center, a rare bright spot in a low-income Washington, D.C., neighborhood, struggles to keep its doors open, its last hope for survival lies with four Highland University housemates:Terence Bootstrapper Davidson. Clawing his way out of poverty, he refuses to give in to the streets--while struggling to save Biggie, his defiant little brother, from that very…
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3 editions- Ebook · English · 2001Random House Publishing Group · 9780345509956
- Paperback · English · 1999Against the Grain Communications · 349 pages · 9780967320809
- Other · English · 2001Villard · 373 pages · 9780375757723
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