Fast Talk on a Slow Track
| AUTHOR | Williams-Garcia, Rita; Williams-Garcia, Rita |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Young Readers Group (12/01/1998) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
Description
From National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia! Denzel Watson is a fast talker with a system, and it's made him valedictorian. But when he goes to a summer program at Princeton, he takes a fall. How can he tell his proud family that he won't be able to cut it in the Ivy League? Instead, he spends the rest of the summer selling candy, up against "Top Man" Mello, a drop-out with a police record. For the first time, Denzel is forced to take a hard look at himself -- and how much further he could fall. "Williams-Garcia confronts some crucial issues that are generally ignored in YA fiction: issues of class and race, friendship and competition, identity and failure." --Booklist "Teens everywhere will be able to identify and commiserate with Denzel." School Library Journal, starred review
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ISBN-13:
9780141302317
ISBN-10:
0141302313
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
192
Carton Quantity:
38
Product Dimensions:
4.43 x 0.40 x 7.15 inches
Weight:
0.22 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age
Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
- 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
4.9
Point Value:
8
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
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From National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia! Denzel Watson is a fast talker with a system, and it's made him valedictorian. But when he goes to a summer program at Princeton, he takes a fall. How can he tell his proud family that he won't be able to cut it in the Ivy League? Instead, he spends the rest of the summer selling candy, up against "Top Man" Mello, a drop-out with a police record. For the first time, Denzel is forced to take a hard look at himself -- and how much further he could fall. "Williams-Garcia confronts some crucial issues that are generally ignored in YA fiction: issues of class and race, friendship and competition, identity and failure." --Booklist "Teens everywhere will be able to identify and commiserate with Denzel." School Library Journal, starred review
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