We Beat the Street
How a Friendship Pact Led to Success
$19.98
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2006
Summary
Uplifting and inspiring, this true story about how three friends came together and encouraged one another to achieve great success will speak to young readers everywhere.
“All readers will be riveted by the profoundly inspirational stories and personal, intimate voices that discuss big mistakes and complicated emotions, including ‘survivor guilt’ for choosing a different path from friends and family.” - Booklist
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, Ge…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142406274 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0142406279 |
| Author: | Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins, Sharon Draper |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 15mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“All readers will be riveted by the profoundly inspirational stories and personal, intimate voices that discuss big mistakes and complicated emotions, including ‘survivor guilt’ for choosing a different path from friends and family.” —Booklist
“Readers searching for role models should find much to cheer and emulate here.” —Publishers Weekly
“The writing here, whether Draper’s or the doctors’, is simple and accessible and there is plenty of action for reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Sampson Davis
George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt grew up together in Newark and graduated from Seton Hall University. Davis and Hunt received their medical degrees from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Jenkins received his dentistry degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry. The three doctors are the recipients of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award. All three continue to live in Newark.
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