Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Copyright Date: 2011

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 12/24/10

Pages: 181 pages

ISBN: 1-616-51008-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-616-51008-4

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 18 cm.

Subject Heading:
High school students. Fiction.
High schools. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.
African American teenagers. Fiction.
Man-woman relationships. Fiction.
Families. Fiction.

Language: English

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Word Count: 29,286

Reading Level: 4.4

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.4 / points: 4.0 / quiz: 140892 / grade: Upper Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.2 / points:10.0 / quiz:Q58921

Lexile: HL670L

Themes: High School, Neighborhoods, Family, Loyalty, Friendship, Urban Teen Fiction, Self-Esteem, Parental Role Model, Family Dysfunction, Bad Influences, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Harriet Tubman HS Series - Trevor's mother was dead set against Vanessa Allen. Trevor knew the old angry frown would come quickly if she learned that Trevor had been seeing Vanessa behind her back. Even his brother Tommy thought the high school dropout was bad news. But Trevor was almost a man, and he wasn't listening to everyone's warnings.