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If I Grow Up

ISBN-10: 1416994432
ISBN-13: 9781416994435
Author: Strasser, Todd
Interest Level: 7-12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: February 2010

Copyright: 2009

Page Count: 240

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Interest Level

Grades 7-12

Reading Level

Lexile: 650L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.2
Accelerated Reader Points: 6.0

BISAC Subjects

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Violence *

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life *

Description
In the Frederick Douglass Project where DeShawn lives, daily life is ruled by drugs and gang violence. 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?