Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George, and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination--and a lot of support from one another--but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 04/20/2006
ISBN: 9780142406274
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.63d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 87557 / We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7