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Urban Underground
The Outcasts
When a student is brutally beaten at the high school's training track early in the morning, many of his enemies at the school are considered suspects, including his track team rival and Jaris's friend, Kevin.
201 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2012
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Anne E. Schraff
294 books410 followersAnne Elaine Schraff grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Northridge and taught high school for ten years.
Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.
Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.
Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.
Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.
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November 13, 2013
This book is about kids in high school.There is a kid named Marco Lane, he is mean to everyone and then when he gets in trouble he makes it look like the other kids are being mean to him. The book is about how friends should stick together and help each other out.
Jaris Span, he is the person who narrates the story and is the main character. He tries to be a good friend and help everyone out. There is Markco Lane, he is the bully in the story. He gets hurt and blames everyone in the school. Victoria, is Jaris's bestfriends girlfriend that got him in trouble once before so Jaris is worried that they are back together.
It takes place in a high school in a rural city in the 1990's. The school is big and has a lot of students which means a lot of drama takes place. The city is big and has homeless people which play an important role in the story.
I recommend this book to high school and middle school kids because this will show them what types of things can go on in a big school and city.
Jaris Span, he is the person who narrates the story and is the main character. He tries to be a good friend and help everyone out. There is Markco Lane, he is the bully in the story. He gets hurt and blames everyone in the school. Victoria, is Jaris's bestfriends girlfriend that got him in trouble once before so Jaris is worried that they are back together.
It takes place in a high school in a rural city in the 1990's. The school is big and has a lot of students which means a lot of drama takes place. The city is big and has homeless people which play an important role in the story.
I recommend this book to high school and middle school kids because this will show them what types of things can go on in a big school and city.
May 11, 2021
this was an ok book because it was kinda funny but it was also kinda boring at the same time because it talks about the same things
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