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Aug 25, 2014
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Darius and Twig are two unlikely friends because on the surface, they don't have much in common. But both are looking for a bright future and a way to avoid the mean streets of the Harlem neighborhood. Twig is a middle distance runner who just might be able to attract enough attention to win a college scholarship, but Darius, a creative writer whose grades don't show his potential, isn't so sure that he can make his way to a better life. In some respects he's living vicariously through his frien
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This book is one of those that you read while saying "oh, no, don't do that!" often to the characters. Two boys find themselves trying to overcome the urban area they've grown up and the question the whole book is whether they'll be sucked into bad circumstances or successfully avoid bad situations. One is a sportsman, one is a writer. Metaphor and Shakespeare, specifically The Tempest, are woven into the book. Join these boys on the journey of trying to choose to do the right thing, even when i
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Myers writes about running in a way that was totally realistic. Two friends. One dream. Together doubts are faced, races are won and stories are written. Will it be enough?
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