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Bobby is your classic urban teenaged boy -- impulsive

Then Willie gives her an ugly look when she tells the teacher he hasn't done his homework

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Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature

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Piecing Me Together Bereavement Urban & Street Lit Bobby is your classic urbanHardcover Paperback Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And she has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at risk" girls.