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Summary: FABULOUS!!
Review: A.J. White shows her talent not only as an Author, but as a Poet. In this story she vividly explores the lives of a group of teenagers chasing the American Dream. Along the way they get caught up in a serious game of fast money, deceit, lies and life and death situations. This noviel will have you holding your breath and sitting on the edge of your seat. It shows how one wrong decision can affect you and those around you for the rest of your life. I recommend this novel for all ages, but especially for teens. A.J. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!
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Summary: REAL!!!
Review: BAllad is an excellent peice of work
a sure fire page tuner!
I loved it! I found it to be a good read that evoked lots of emotion. It's very real and all people can relate to these characters in some way or another
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Summary: From the depths of despair
Review: BALLAD OF A GHETTO POET is an extraordinary novel about a seventeen-year-old
man-child learning life from the harsh, brutal language of the streets. Chico
Grayson is growing up in one of the toughest areas of Richmond, Virginia where
the only way out seems to be behind the barrel of a gun. He falls in with a
sly and dangerous criminal and gets tangled in the city's violent underworld
of crime. Possessing a poet's voice, Chico is able to bare his soul as he hears the
music of God in the poetry he writes; this is his escape the only time he
feels alive. With the right mentoring this could be Chico's ticket out, but
the timbre of street life is a decibel louder than the sweet sound of his
musings. In too short a time, Chico and his boys are caught in the brutal
crossfire of poverty and violence, and headed on a course leading to a
cellblock or the grave. The raw street element of the novel may shock and
upset some readers, but it should alert everyone that exhaustive efforts are
needed if we are to preserve our inner city youth. BALLAD OF A GHETTO POET is a lyrical display of literary drama; it is poignant
in its anguished portrayal of life in the forgotten corners of urban cities.
It appears tragic and heroic as the teenagers desperately grasp for the
chances they've lost and sadly except that deliverance may come too late.
A.J. White tells this story with such eloquence and realness, you feel
privileged to live inside the minds of the victims. You feel their pain as
they succumb to the lure of reaching out for more, while losing their grip on
the joy and prospect of life. This is a story for all ages. (More like a 4.5) Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: A Ghetto Story of Hope
Review: In this book AJ White introduces the world to 3 boys & their struggles to become men. I promise once you pick this book up you will not be able to put it down! I finished it in 2 days. This book will one day be a classic because of the way that it addresses the issues of todays youth with such an "in your face" manner. Once you read this book you will constantly be thinking about ways that you can contribute to the upliftment of young people eveywhere. AJ White is definitly on his way to great things.
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Summary: A Ghetto Story of Hope
Review: In this book AJ White introduces the world to 3 boys & their struggles to become men. I promise once you pick this book up you will not be able to put it down! I finished it in 2 days. This book will one day be a classic because of the way that it addresses the issues of todays youth with such an "in your face" manner. Once you read this book you will constantly be thinking about ways that you can contribute to the upliftment of young people eveywhere. AJ White is definitly on his way to great things.
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Summary: speechless.........
Review: this book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time i was reading it......jd made you feel just like you were in the scenes with the characters.....it was all just sooooo real....... there were alot of different turns to the story at times......like i expected a certain thing to happen...and something totally different happened....and i was just sitting there with my mouth open..... when i finished the book....i just sat there.....looking at it....i wanted to cry.....i was speechless........ jdaniels is an EXCELLENT author.....and i can't wait for Shades of a Chameleon to come out.......i have read all of his books and i hope he keeps them coming and keeps up with the great writing that he is doing.....
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Summary: Awesome Ballad
Review: While reading this I could picture in my head all the Chico's, Malcolm's & Junnie's I grew up with in NY back in da day...
When you come from nothing...that draw of fast money can sometimes pull you faster then promises of a brighter tomorrow
The poetry that was used to tie the story together was so on point...some of them brought tears to my eyes (and when Kenny died...my heart just stopped...how powerful was that)
I loved the way the author began this book (unique in itself) I also loved how it ended ...(usually I want more but felt that was right on point) I can't wait to read more of what this author has to share...
Rating:
Summary: Awesome Ballad
Review: While reading this I could picture in my head all the Chico's, Malcolm's & Junnie's I grew up with in NY back in da day...
When you come from nothing...that draw of fast money can sometimes pull you faster then promises of a brighter tomorrow
The poetry that was used to tie the story together was so on point...some of them brought tears to my eyes (and when Kenny died...my heart just stopped...how powerful was that)
I loved the way the author began this book (unique in itself) I also loved how it ended ...(usually I want more but felt that was right on point) I can't wait to read more of what this author has to share...
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