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If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser · Booklabria

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If I Grow Up

Children's fictionFriendship

If I Grow Up

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First published: 1831
Language: English
Editions: 5

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In the Frederick Douglass Project where DeShawn lives, daily life is ruled by drugs and gang violence. Many teenagers drop out of school and join gangs, and every kid knows someone who died. Gunshots ring out on a regular basis. DeShawn is smart enough to know he should stay in school and keep away from the gangs. But while his friends have drug money to buy fancy sneakers and big-screen TVs, DeShawn’s family can barely afford food for the month. How can he stick to his principles when his family is hungry?

Subjects: Children's fiction
Friendship
Adventure and adventurers
African Americans
Violence
Poverty
Characters: Marcus

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